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1 Samuel 14:24-26

24And the menוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478were distressedנִגַּ֖שׂni.GasH5065that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:for Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586had adjuredוַיֹּאֶל֩vai.yo.'ElH422the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779bethe manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376that eatethיֹ֨אכַלYo.khalH398anyfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899until eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,that I may be avengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358on mine enemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.So none of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedטָעַ֥םta.'AmH2938anyfoodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

25And all they ofthe landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to a woodבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293;and there was honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the groundהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

26And when the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971were comeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the woodהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,behold, the honeyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706droppedהֵ֣לֶךְHe.lekhH1982;but no man putמַשִּׂ֤יגma.SigH5381his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310:for the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

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