1 Samuel 14:28
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030אִישׁ'isha personH376מֵהָעָםmeha'amfrom the peopleH5971וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַשְׁבֵּעַhashbea'certainly <to swear an oath>H7650הִשְׁבִּיעַhishbia'he made to swear an oathH7650אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אָרוּר'arur[be] cursedH779הָאִישׁha'ishthe personH376אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834יֹאכַלyokhalhe will eatH398לֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117וַיָּעַףvaiya'afand it was wearyH5888הָעָם׃ha'amthe peopleH5971
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 14:24And 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.Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
- 1 Samuel 14:43Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.“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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