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1 Samuel 14:27-29
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 14:27-29
1599 Geneva Bible
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 honey comb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his [a]eyes received sight.
28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father made the people to swear, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth sustenance this day: and the people were [b]faint.
29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath [c]troubled the land: see now how mine eyes are made clear, because I have tasted a little of this honey:
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- 1 Samuel 14:27 Which were dim before for weariness and hunger.
- 1 Samuel 14:28 Or, weary.
- 1 Samuel 14:29 By making this cruel law.
1 Samuel 14:27-29
New International Version
1 Samuel 14:27-29
New International Version
27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb.(A) He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[a] 28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”
29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble(B) for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29
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