1 Samuel 14:34

14:33 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day. transgressed: or, dealt treacherously

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. with him: Heb. in his hand

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Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring me here every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

14:35 And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD. the same: Heb. that altar he began to build unto the LORD

What does 1 Samuel 14:34 mean?

1 Samuel 14:34 is a verse in the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁאוּל (Shâʼûwl), אָמַר (ʼâmar), פּוּץ (pûwts). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

SaulשָׁאוּלShâʼûwl/shaw-ool'/H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Disperseפּוּץpûwts/poots/H6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)

yourselves

among

the

people,עַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

and

sayאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

unto

them,

Bring

hitherנָגַשׁnâgash/naw-gash'/H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back

every

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

his

ox,שׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)

and

every

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

his

sheep,שֶׂהseh/seh/H7716a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat

and

slayשָׁחַטshâchaṭ/shaw-khat'/H7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)

them

here,

and

eat;אָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

and

sinחָטָאchâṭâʼ/khaw-taw'/H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

not

against

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

eatingאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

with

the

blood.דָּםdâm/dawm/H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

And

all

the

peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

broughtנָגַשׁnâgash/naw-gash'/H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back

every

manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

his

oxשׁוֹרshôwr/shore/H7794a bullock (as a traveller)

with

himיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

that

night,לַיִלlayil/lah'-yil/H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity

and

slewשָׁחַטshâchaṭ/shaw-khat'/H7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)

them

there.

with

him:

Heb.

his

hand

Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:34

HENRY_FULL · 1 Samuel 14:34

Things went so very well with Israel, in the chapter before, under Samuel's administration, that, methinks, it is a pity to find him so quickly, as we do in this chapter, old, and going off, and things working towards a revolution. But so it is; Israel's good days seldom continue long. We have here, I. Samuel decaying, ver. 1 . II. His sons degenerating, ver. 2, 3 . III. Israel discontented with the present government and anxious to see a change. For 1. They petition Samuel to set a king over them, ver. 4, 5 . 2. Samuel brings the matter to God, ver. 6 . 3. God directs him what answer to give them, by way of reproof ( ver. 7, 8 ), and by way of remonstrance, setting forth the consequences of a change of the government, and how uneasy they would soon be under it, ver. 9-18 . 4. They insist upon their petition, ver. 19, 20 . 5. Samuel promises them, from God, that they shall shortly be gratified, ver. 21, 22 . Thus hard is it for people to know when they are well off.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Chronicles 6:28

And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. Vashni: called also Joel

1 Chronicles 6:38

The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Samuel 14:34.

1 Samuel 11:11

And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

Deuteronomy 14:4

These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

Deuteronomy 17:1

Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God. sheep: or, goat

Deuteronomy 18:3

And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

Deuteronomy 22:1

Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.

Exodus 22:1

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. or a sheep: or, or a goat

Exodus 22:10

If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

Exodus 22:4

If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

Frequently asked questions

What does 1 Samuel 14:34 say?

1 Samuel 14:34 (King James Version) reads: "And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. with him: Heb. in his hand"

Is 1 Samuel 14:34 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Samuel 14:34 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Samuel.

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