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1 Samuel 14:25-29

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.

27But Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085not when his fatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1chargedH7650the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971with the oathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650:wherefore he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the rodהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֥לvai.yit.BolH2881it in an honeycombבְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁbe.ya'.Rat ha.de.VashH1706 H3295,and putוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310;and his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869were enlightenedוַתָּאֹ֖רְנָהva.ta.ro.nahH215.

28Then answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the peopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1straitlyH7650chargedH7650the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971with an oathH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779bethe manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376that eatethיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398anyfoodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.And the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971were faintH5774.

29Then saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,My fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hath troubledעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:seeרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200,I pray you, how mine eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869have been enlightenedאֹ֣רוּ'O.ruH215,because I tastedטָעַ֔מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592of this honeyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.

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