The Meaning of 1 Samuel 14:49 Explained

1 Samuel 14:49

KJV: Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

YLT: And the sons of Saul are Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua; as to the name of his two daughters, the name of the first-born is Merab, and the name of the younger Michal;

Darby: And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Jishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.

ASV: Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first-born Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now the sons  of Saul  were Jonathan,  and Ishui,  and Melchishua:  and the names  of his two  daughters  [were these]; the name  of the firstborn  Merab,  and the name  of the younger  Michal: 

What does 1 Samuel 14:49 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 14:36-52 - The Man Who Wrought With God Rescued
In this case the voice of the people was the voice of God. If a man dares to stand alone with God, he cannot be put to shame. If he says of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." Ten thousand voices answer: "He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shall thou trust"¦. Thou shalt not be afraid." "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn," One with God is always on the stronger side.
How safe are they who do God's commandments, hearkening to the voice of His wind! When our Lord was arrested, He stood boldly before His captors and, interposing between them and His timid disciples, said, "If ye seek me, let these go their way." This is His invariable method. As the mother-bird interposes for her helpless young; as the ring-fence of fire intercepts the night attack of the wild beast: as the broad river and its streams bar the progress of the foe; as the arm of masonry protects the ships from the storm, so the Lord is round about His people forever! [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 14

1  Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison
15  A divine terror makes them beat themselves
17  Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them
21  The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them
24  Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory
31  He restrains the people from eating blood
35  He builds an altar
37  Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people
47  Saul's victories, strength, and family

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 14:49 mean?

And were the sons of Saul Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchishua and the names [were these] of two his daughters the name of the firstborn Merab and the name of the younger Michal
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל יוֹנָתָ֥ן וְיִשְׁוִ֖י וּמַלְכִּי־ שׁ֑וּעַ וְשֵׁם֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתָ֔יו שֵׁ֤ם הַבְּכִירָה֙ מֵרַ֔ב וְשֵׁ֥ם הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה מִיכַֽל

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙  And  were 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שָׁא֔וּל  of  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
יוֹנָתָ֥ן  Jonathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄונָתָן  
Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.
וְיִשְׁוִ֖י  and  Ishvi 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׁוִי  
Sense: the 2nd son of Saul by his wife Ahinoam.
שׁ֑וּעַ  Malchishua 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַלְכִּי־שׁוּעַ  
Sense: a son of king Saul of Israel.
וְשֵׁם֙  and  the  names  [were  these] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
שְׁתֵּ֣י  of  two 
Parse: Number, fdc
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
בְנֹתָ֔יו  his  daughters 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
שֵׁ֤ם  the  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
הַבְּכִירָה֙  of  the  firstborn 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: בְּכִירָה  
Sense: firstborn daughter, firstborn (of women).
מֵרַ֔ב  Merab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֵרַב  
Sense: the eldest daughter of king Saul; promised to David but given instead to Adriel the Meholathite; mother of 5 children.
וְשֵׁ֥ם  and  the  name 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה  of  the  younger 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: קָטָן 
Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
מִיכַֽל  Michal 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִיכַל  
Sense: daughter of king Saul, sister of Jonathan, wife of king David, and mother of five; given to David as wife for the bride price of 00 Philistine foreskins; while still married to David, her father gave her in marriage to another, Phaltiel; at the death of Saul, David forced her to return.