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1 Samuel 14:24-28

24AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredistressedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;forSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586hadadjuredthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethanyfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untilitbeeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,andIbeavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358onmineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.Sononeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

25AndallthepeoplecameH935intotheforestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293;andtherewasH1961honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706uponthegroundH776.

26Andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971werecomeH935untotheforestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,behold,thehoneyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706dropped:butnomanputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310;forthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129heardH8085notwhenH834hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1chargedthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971withtheoathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650: whereforeheputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097oftherodH4294thatwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anddippedH2881itinthehoneycomb,andputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310;andhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869wereenlightened.

28ThenansweredoneH376ofthepeopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971,andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1straitly chargedthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971withanoathH7650,sayingH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.Andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971werefaint.

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