New English Translation
1 Samuel 14:27
27But Jonathan had not heard about the oath his father had made the army take. He extended the end of his staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he ate it, his eyes gleamed.
1 Samuel 14:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
- New International Version (NIV)But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his countenance brightened.
Context of 1 Samuel 14:27
25Now the whole army entered the forest and there was honey on the ground. 26When the army entered the forest, they saw the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, for the army was afraid of the oath. But Jonathan had not heard about the oath his father had made the army take. He extended the end of his staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb. When he ate it, his eyes gleamed. 28Then someone from the army informed him, “Your father put the army under a strict oath saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.” 29Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.
Read all of 1 Samuel 141 Samuel 14:27 word by word
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע בְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אָבִיו֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה הַמַּטֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל אוֹתָ֖הּ בְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֤שֶׁב יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־פִּ֔יו וַתָּאֹ֖רְנָה עֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyônâthân · JonathanH3129
- heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- not when his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- chargedשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- wherefore he put forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
- the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
- of the rodמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribe: rodH4294
- in his handיָדyâd · handH3027
- and dippedטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
- it in an honeycombדְּבַשׁdebash · honeyH1706
- it in an honeycombיַעְרָהya‛ărâh · honeycombH3295
- and putשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- to his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- and his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- were enlightenedאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:27
- 1 Samuel 14:29Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey.
- 1 Samuel 30:12They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
- Proverbs 25:26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27His eyes were enlightened - Hunger and fatigue affect and dim the sight; on taking food, this affection is immediately removed. This most people know to be a fact.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Were enlightened - i. e., he was refreshed, when he was faint.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-35Verses 24-35 Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies, that daily work cannot be done without daily bread, which therefore our Father in heaven graciously gives. Saul was turning aside from God, and now he begins to build altars, being then most zealous, as many are, for the form of godliness when he was denying the power of it.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52Saul's actions in this chapter further support his removal as king (1 Samuel 13:8–14; see also 15). Saul was estranged from both Samuel and his brave son Jonathan. 1 Samuel 14 foreshadows Jonathan's important role in the shift from Saul's rule to David's.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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