1 Samuel 14:25
Strong's Lexicon
Then all [the troops]
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

entered
בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

the forest,
בַיָּ֑עַר (ḇay·yā·‘ar)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3293: 1) forest, wood, thicket, wooded height

and there was
וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

honey
דְבַ֖שׁ (ḏə·ḇaš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1706: 1) honey

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the ground
פְּנֵ֥י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: 1) field, land 1a) cultivated field 1b) of home of wild beasts 1c) plain (opposed to mountain) 1d) land (opposed to sea)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
And all [they of] the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everyone went into the forest, and there was honey on the ground .

New American Standard Bible
All [the people of] the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

King James Bible
And all [they of] the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.

New Living Translation
even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest.

English Standard Version
Now when all the people came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground.

New American Standard Bible
All the people of the land entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

King James Bible
And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Everyone went into the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

International Standard Version
Later on, all the soldiers entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.

NET Bible
Now the whole army entered the forest and there was honey on the ground.

American Standard Version
And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.

English Revised Version
And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
And all they of the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;
















Cross References
1 Samuel 14:24
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.

1 Samuel 14:26
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.

Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 14:23
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.

1 Samuel 14:22
Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

1 Samuel 14:27
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.

1 Samuel 14:28
Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
Jump to Previous
Army Bees Entered Entire Honey Wood Woods
Jump to Next
Army Bees Entered Entire Honey Wood Woods
Links
1 Samuel 14:25 NIV
1 Samuel 14:25 NLT
1 Samuel 14:25 ESV
1 Samuel 14:25 NASB
1 Samuel 14:25 KJV

1 Samuel 14:25 Bible Apps
1 Samuel 14:25 Parallel
1 Samuel 14:25 Biblia Paralela
1 Samuel 14:25 Chinese Bible
1 Samuel 14:25 French Bible
1 Samuel 14:25 German Bible

1 Samuel 14:25 Commentaries

Bible Hub
1 Samuel 14:24
Top of Page
Top of Page