New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 14:25-30

25Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the people ofthe landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935the forestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293,and there was honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706on the groundפְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃pe.Nei ha.sa.DehH6440 H7704.

26When the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971enteredוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, there washoneyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706drippingהֵ֣לֶךְHe.lekhH1982;but noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369man putמַשִּׂ֤יגma.SigH5381his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

27However, JonathanH3083had not heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085itwhen his fatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1putH7650the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971underH7650oathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650; sohe putH7971outH7971the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֥לvai.yit.BolH2881it in the honeycombבְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁbe.ya'.Rat ha.de.VashH3295 H1706,and putוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310, andhis eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869brightenedוַתָּאֹ֖רְנָהva.ta.ro.nahH215.

28Then oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the peopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971respondedוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your fatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1strictlyH7650putH7650the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971underH7650oathH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779be the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatsיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.’”And the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971were wearyוַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888.

29Then JonathanH3083saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “My fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1has troubledעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Seeרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200nowנָא֙na'H4994that my eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869have brightenedאֹ֣רוּ'O.ruH215becauseH3588I tastedטָעַ֔מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592of thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088honeyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.

30HowH637muchכִּ֡יkiH637 H3588moreכִּ֥יkiH637 H3588,ifלוּא֩lu'H3863only the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had freelyאָכֹ֨ל'a.KholH398eatenאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117of the spoilsמִשְּׁלַ֥לmi.she.LalH7998of their enemiesH340whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they foundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672!For nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the defeatמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347among the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430has not beenH7235greatרָבְתָ֥הra.ve.TahH7235.”

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