I 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 14:26 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und als das Volk in den Wald kam: siehe da, ein Strom von Honig; aber niemand brachte seine Hand zu seinem Munde, denn das Volk fürchtete den Schwur.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entró pues el pueblo en el bosque, y he aquí que la miel corría; mas ninguno hubo que llegase la mano á su boca: porque el pueblo temía el juramento.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Entrou, pois, o povo no bosque, e eis que o mel corria; mas ninguém havia que chegasse a mão à sua boca: porque o povo temia o juramento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando o povo entrou na floresta, o mel escorria, mas ninguém o tocou nem o levou à boca, porque temiam o juramento.
📖 I Samuel 14:26 in Context
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.
25And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
26And 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.
27But 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.
28Then 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.
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