1 Samuel 14:8
6 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
7 His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
9 If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
10 But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
- KJV
- Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.
- WEB
- Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
- ASV
- Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them.
- DARBY
- Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will shew ourselves to them.
- BLB
- And Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men and we will show ourselves to them.
- ÅB
- Da sa Jonatan: Nå går vi over til mennene der, og de vil få se oss.
- OTB
- Da sa Jonatan: «Nå vil vi gå over til mennene og vise oss for dem.
- B1930
- Da sa Jonatan: Nu går vi over til mennene der, og de vil få se oss.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 7:9–14
That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up and go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
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