King James Version

1 Samuel 14:42

And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…שָׁא֔וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.הַפִּ֕ילוּhapilvfallנָפַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, a commandH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בֵּינִ֕יbeynibetweenבֵּיןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.וּבֵ֖יןuveynand betweenבֵּיןconjunction, preposition — “and between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.יוֹנָתָ֣ןyonatanJonathanיוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan”H3129Jonathan, the name of ten IsraelitesJonathan.בְּנִ֑יbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvayilakhedand catchלָכַדconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and catch”, the next action in the storyH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.יוֹנָתָֽןyonatanJonathanיוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan”H3129Jonathan, the name of ten IsraelitesJonathan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Saul said: 'Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Saul saith, 'Cast between me and Jonathan my son;' and Jonathan is captured.

World English Bible

Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.

Darby Translation

And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

Douay-Rheims

And Saul said: Cast lots between me, and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Saul said: 'Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.' And Jonathan was taken.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Saul said, Cast lots between me and my son Jonathan: whomsoever the Lord shall cause to be taken by lot, let him die: and the people said to Saul, This thing is not to be done : and Saul prevailed against the people, and they cast lots between him and Jonathan his son, and Jonathan is taken by lot.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ, βάλλετε ἀναμέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀναμέσον Ἰωνάθαν τοῦ υἱοῦ μου· ὃν ἂν κατακληρώσηται Κύριος, ἀποθανέτω· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Σαοὺλ, οὐκ ἔστι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο· καὶ κατεκράτησε Σαοὺλ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ βάλλουσιν ἀναμέσον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναμέσον Ἰωνάθαν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατακληροῦται Ἰωνάθαν.