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1 Samuel 14:27

Jonathan

25 Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

26 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.

Jonathan, 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.

28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”

29 “My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

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BSB
Jonathan, 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.
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.
WEB
But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
ASV
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 the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
DARBY
But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he put forth the end of his staff which was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.
BLB
And Jonathan had not heard [that] his father had adjured the people, and 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 eyes were enlightened.
ÅB
Men Jonatan hadde ikke hørt på at hans far lot folket sverge; han rakte ut staven han hadde i hånden, og dyppet enden av den i honningen og førte så hånden til munnen igjen; da ble hans øyne klare.
OTB
Men Jonatan hadde ikke hørt at hans far hadde pålagt folket eden; så han rakte ut enden av staven som var i hånden hans og dyppet den i honningkaken, og førte hånden til munnen, og øynene hans ble klare.
B1930
Men Jonatan hadde ikke hørt på at hans far lot folket sverge; han rakte ut staven han hadde i hånden, og dyppet enden av den i honningen og førte så hånden til munnen igjen; da blev hans øine klare.

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  • 1 Samuel 30:12

    a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

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  • Proverbs 25:26

    Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

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  • 1 Samuel 14:43

    “Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”

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  • 1 Samuel 14:29

    “My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

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