1 Samuel 14:29

וַיֹּאמֶר יֽוֹנָתָן עָכַר אָבִי אֶת ־ הָאָרֶץ רְאוּ ־ נָא כִּֽי ־ אֹרוּ עֵינַי כִּי טָעַמְתִּי מְעַט דְּבַשׁ הַזֶּֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

In Context

28וַיַּעַן אִישׁ מֵֽהָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁבֵּעַ הִשְׁבִּיעַ אָבִיךָ אֶת ־ הָעָם לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר ־ יֹאכַל לֶחֶם הַיּוֹם וַיָּעַף הָעָֽם ׃

30אַף כִּי לוּא אָכֹל אָכַל הַיּוֹם הָעָם מִשְּׁלַל אֹיְבָיו אֲשֶׁר מָצָא כִּי עַתָּה לֹֽא ־ רָבְתָה מַכָּה בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 18:18וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא עָכַרְתִּי אֶת ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי אִם ־ אַתָּה וּבֵית אָבִיךָ בַּֽעֲזָבְכֶם אֶת ־ מִצְוֺת יְהוָה וַתֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֵי הַבְּעָלִֽים ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:25-36

Saul's Rash Oath. ( b. c. 1067.) 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. 25 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 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. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his… Read the whole commentary →

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