Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. New Living Translation They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken. English Standard Version And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Berean Standard Bible And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. King James Bible And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. New King James Version And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. New American Standard Bible When the people entered the forest, behold, there was honey dripping; but no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath. NASB 1995 When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. NASB 1977 When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Legacy Standard Bible So the people entered the forest, and behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the sworn oath. Amplified Bible When the people entered the forest, the honey was dripping, but no man put his hand to his mouth [to taste it], because the people feared the oath [of Saul]. Christian Standard Bible When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath. American Standard Version And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. English Revised Version And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the troops entered the woods, the honey was flowing. But no one put his hand to his mouth, because the troops were afraid of violating their oath. Good News Translation The woods were full of honey, but no one ate any of it because they were all afraid of Saul's curse. International Standard Version The people came into the woods and there was flowing honey, but no one put his hand to his mouth to eat it because the people were afraid due to the oath. Majority Standard Bible And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. NET Bible When 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. New Heart English Bible And when the people came upon the honeycomb, look, its bees had left, but no man would raise his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Webster's Bible Translation And when the people had come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. World English Bible When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the people come into the forest, and behold, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Young's Literal Translation and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath. Smith's Literal Translation And the people will come to the thicket, and behold, the honey went; and none putting his hand to his mouth, for the people will be afraid of the oath. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when the people came into the forest, behold the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the people entered the forest, and there appeared flowing honey, but no one drew his hand near his mouth. For the people were afraid of the oath. New American Bible and when the soldiers came to the comb the honey was flowing; yet no one raised a hand from it to his mouth, because the people feared the oath. New Revised Standard Version When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out; but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when the people were come into the forest, behold, the honey was dropping; but no one put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the people entered into the forest, and the honey flowed, and there was no one who reached his hand to his mouth, because the people were afraid of the oath OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And when the people were come unto the forest, behold a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the people went into the place of the bees, and, behold, they continued speaking; and, behold, there was none that put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath of the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jonathan Eats the Honey…25Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. 26And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.… Cross References Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Proverbs 24:13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. Psalm 19:10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. Psalm 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! Judges 14:8-9 When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey. / So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass. Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Matthew 3:4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. Revelation 10:9-10 And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” / So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter. Ezekiel 3:3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. Proverbs 25:16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up. Song of Solomon 4:11 Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon. Isaiah 7:15 By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey. Matthew 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Luke 24:42 So they gave Him a piece of broiled fish, John 6:49-51 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” Treasury of Scripture And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. the people Ecclesiastes 9:2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. Jump to Previous Curse Dropped Dropping Entered Hand Honey Mouth Moving Oath Wood WoodsJump to Next Curse Dropped Dropping Entered Hand Honey Mouth Moving Oath Wood Woods1 Samuel 14 1. Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison15. A divine terror makes them beat themselves 17. Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them 21. The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them. 24. Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory 31. He restrains the people from eating blood 35. He builds an altar 37. Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people 47. Saul's victories, strength, and family And when the men of the camp This phrase sets the scene by identifying the subjects as the Israelite soldiers. The Hebrew word for "men" here is "ish," which can denote a man or a group of men, emphasizing the collective nature of the army. The "camp" refers to the temporary dwelling place of the Israelites during their military campaign. Historically, this was a time of great tension and uncertainty for Israel, as they were engaged in conflict with the Philistines. came upon the honey they saw it flowing but no one put his hand to his mouth because they feared the oath Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And when [they]הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock entered וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the forest הַיַּ֔עַר (hay·ya·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb and saw וְהִנֵּ֖ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! the flowing הֵ֣לֶךְ (hê·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1982: A journey, a wayfarer, a flowing honey, דְּבָ֑שׁ (də·ḇāš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup not one of them וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle put מַשִּׂ֤יג (maś·śîḡ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5381: To reach, overtake his hand יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his mouth, פִּ֔יו (pîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction [they] הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock feared יָרֵ֥א (yā·rê) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the oath. הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ (haš·šə·ḇu·‘āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7621: Something sworn, an oath Links 1 Samuel 14:26 NIV1 Samuel 14:26 NLT 1 Samuel 14:26 ESV 1 Samuel 14:26 NASB 1 Samuel 14:26 KJV 1 Samuel 14:26 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 14:26 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 14:26 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 14:26 French Bible 1 Samuel 14:26 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 14:26 When the people were come to (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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