1 Samuel 14:8

8 Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us.

1 Samuel 14:8 in Other Translations

8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

8 Then Jonathan said, "Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them.

8 “All right then,” Jonathan told him. “We will cross over and let them see us.

8 Jonathan said, "Here's what we'll do. We'll cross over the pass and let the men see we're there.

8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them.

8 Jonathan continued, "Listen, we'll cross over to the Philistines and show ourselves to them.

8 "All right," Jonathan replied, "we'll cross over to the men and then let them see us.

8 Jonathan said, "Come on, then. We'll go across the pass toward the Philistines and let them see us.

1 Samuel 14:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 14:8

Then said Jonathan, behold, we will pass over to these men,
&c.] Over the precipices to them, as steep and as cragged as they are:

and we will discover ourselves to them;
present themselves to them at daylight, and let them know plainly who they were, that they were Hebrews.

1 Samuel 14:8 In-Context

6 Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”

7 “Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”

8 Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us.

9 If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the LORD has given them into our hands.”