and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: ‘The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.’ So none of the troops tasted any food.
1 Samuel 14:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then one of the troops said, ‘Your father made the troops solemnly swear, “The man who eats food today is cursed,” and the troops are exhausted.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then one of the men told him, Your father strictly charged the men with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats any food today. And the people were exhausted and faint. American Standard Version (1901) Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint. Common English Bible Then one of the soldiers spoke up: “Your father bound the troops by a solemn pledge: ‘Anyone who eats food today is doomed.’ That’s why the troops are exhausted.” Catholic Public Domain Version And in response, one of the people said, "Your father has bound the people by an oath, saying: 'Cursed be the man who will eat any bread this day.' " (For the people were faint.) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And one of the people answering said: Thy father hath bound the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat any food this day. (And the people were faint.) |
and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath: ‘The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.’ So none of the troops tasted any food.
However, Jonathan had not heard his father make the troops swear the oath. He reached out with the end of the staff he was carrying and dipped it into the honeycomb. When he ate the honey, he had renewed energy. ,
Jonathan replied, ‘My father has brought trouble to the land. Just look at how I have renewed energy because I tasted a little of this honey.
Saul commanded him, ‘Tell me what you did.’ Jonathan told him, ‘I tasted a little honey with the end of the staff I was carrying. I am ready to die! ’