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1 Samuel 14:24-28

24ButthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredistressedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.NowSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586hadadjuredthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untileveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,and[until]Iamavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358onmineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.Sononeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

25Andalltheyofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776cameH935toawood;andtherewasH1961honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706onthegroundH776.

26Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971hadcomeH935intothewood,andbehold,thehoneyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706flowed;butnomanputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,forthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129hadnotheardH8085whenH834hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1adjuredthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971;andheputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097ofhisstaffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294whichwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anddippedH2881itinthehoneycomb,andputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,andhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869becamebright.

28ThenansweredoneH376ofthepeopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1strictlyadjuredthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971arefaint.

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