1 Samuel 14:27

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

25even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest. 26They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken. But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed. 28But one of the men saw him and said, “Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.” 29“My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.

1 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 14:29“My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.
• 1 Samuel 30:12They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn’t had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned.
• Proverbs 25:26If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.

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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:27

• Jonathan

In the dictionaries

• Jonathan
• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight
• Flew
• Honey
• Moabite
• Philistines

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