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1 Samuel 14:24-28

24Now the menוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in distressנִגַּ֖שׂni.GasH5065thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,for Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853had placed the troopsהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971under an oathוַיֹּאֶל֩vai.yo.'ElH422,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Cursed isאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779the manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatsיֹ֨אכַלYo.khalH398anyfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,before I have taken vengeanceוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358on my enemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.”So noneוְלֹֽא כָּל־ve.Lo' kol-H3808 H3605of the troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedטָעַ֥םta.'AmH2938any foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

25Then allוְכָל־ הָאָ֖רֶץve.khol ha.'A.retzH3605 H776the troopsenteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935the forestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293,and there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706onעַל־'al-H5921the groundפְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃pe.Nei ha.sa.DehH6440 H7704.

26And whenהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293and sawוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009the flowingהֵ֣לֶךְHe.lekhH1982honeyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706,not one of themוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369putמַשִּׂ֤יגma.SigH5381his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

27Jonathan, howeverוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129,had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808heard thatשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085his fatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1אֶת־'et-H853had bound the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971with the oathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650.So he reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֥לvai.yit.BolH2881אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853it into the honeycombבְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁbe.ya'.Rat ha.de.VashH3295 H1706,and putוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,and his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869brightenedH7200.

28Thenוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the soldiersמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971told himוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your fatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1אֶת־'et-H853bound the troopsהָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.'Am le.MorH5971 H559with a solemn oathהַשְׁבֵּעַ֩hash.be.a'H7650,sayingהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַhish.Bi.a'H7650, ‘Cursed isאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatsיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.’That is why the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971are faintוַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888.”

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