The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 14:14 Explained

1 Chronicles 14:14

KJV: Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

YLT: and David asketh again of God, and God saith to him, 'Do not go up after them, turn round from them, and thou hast come to them from over-against the mulberries;

Darby: And David inquired again of God; and God said to him, Go not up after them; turn round them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.

ASV: And David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Thou shalt not go up after them: turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore David  enquired  again of God;  and God  said  unto him, Go not up  after  them; turn away  from them, and come  upon them over against  the mulberry trees. 

What does 1 Chronicles 14:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 14

1  Hiram's kindness to David
2  David's fortune in people, wives, and children
8  His two victories against the Philistines

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 14:14 mean?

Therefore inquired again David of God and said to him God not You shall go up after them circle around them and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees
וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל ע֤וֹד דָּוִיד֙ בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹ֥א תַֽעֲלֶ֖ה אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם הָסֵב֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וּבָ֥אתָ לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל הַבְּכָאִֽים

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל  Therefore  inquired 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
ע֤וֹד  again 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
דָּוִיד֙  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים  of  God 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לוֹ֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
תַֽעֲלֶ֖ה  You  shall  go  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם  after  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הָסֵב֙  circle  around 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: סָבַב  
Sense: to turn, turn about or around or aside or back or towards, go about or arou nd, surround, encircle, change direction.
וּבָ֥אתָ  and  come 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לָהֶ֖ם  upon  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
מִמּ֥וּל  in  front 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: לְמֹואל 
Sense: front.
הַבְּכָאִֽים  of  the  mulberry  trees 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בָּכָא  
Sense: balsam tree—a shrub which drips sap when it is cut.

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