Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 14:28-30

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.

30How much moreאַ֗ף'AfH637,if haplyלוּא֩lu'H3863the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had eatenאָכֹ֨ל'a.KholH398freelyאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117of the spoilמִשְּׁלַ֥לmi.she.LalH7998of their enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341which they foundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672?for had there not been now a much greaterרָבְתָ֥הra.ve.TahH7235slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347among the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430?

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