1st Samuel Chapter 14 verse 38 Holy Bible
And Saul said, Draw nigh hither, all ye chiefs of the people; and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
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And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God and see in whom is this sin today.
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And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the heads of the people; and know and see wherein this sin has been this day.
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And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
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And Saul said, Draw ye near hither all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
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Saul said, Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see in which this sin has been this day.
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And Saul saith, `Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(38) Draw ye near hither.--Round that rough unfinished altar, in the dark night, King Saul hastily summoned his leading officers and the prominent chiefs of the Israelites who had joined him in the late battle. The word rendered "chief of the people" (pinnoth) is literally, corner stones (as in Judges 20:2).He would ask God's help in the casting of lots, to discover who of these was the transgressor, whose sin made dumb the Divine Oracle.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewTherefore Saulשָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelitessaid,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Comeגֹּ֣שֽׁוּ (gō·šū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 5066: To draw near, approachhere,הֲלֹ֔ם (hă·lōm)AdverbStrong's 1988: Hith-erallכֹּ֖ל (kōl)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyyou leadersפִּנּ֣וֹת (pin·nō·wṯ)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 6438: An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftainof the troops,הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockand let us investigateוּדְע֣וּ (ū·ḏə·‘ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 3045: To knowhowבַּמָּ֗ה (bam·māh)Preposition-b | InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatthisהַזֹּ֖את (haz·zōṯ)Article | Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, sinהַחַטָּ֥את (ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offenderhas occurredהָֽיְתָ֛ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, betoday.הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayJump to PreviousArisen Army Chief Chiefs Draw Heads Hither Investigate Leaders Nigh Saul Sin Today To-Day Wherein Word
