25 And al they of the land came to a wood, where honie lay vpon the grounde.

26 And the people came into the wood: And behold, the honie dropped, and no man moued his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oth.

27 But Ionathan hearde not whe his father charged the people with the oth, wherfore he put foorth the ende of the rod that was in his hand, and dipt it in an honie combe, & put his hande to his mouth, and his eyes receaued sight.

28 Then aunswered one of the people, and sayde: Thy father made the people to sweare, saying: Cursed be the ma that eateth any sustenaunce this day. And the people were faynt.

29 The sayd Ionathan, My father hath troubled the lande: See howe myne eyes hath receaued sight, because I tasted a litle of this honie:

1 Samuel 14:25-29, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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