1 Samuel 14:24-46 The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, "Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies." So none of the people tasted food.

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24 H376 The men H3478 of Israel H5065 were distressed H3117 that day; H7586 for Saul H422 had adjured H5971 the people, H559 saying, H779 "Cursed H376 is the man H398 who eats H3899 any food H6153 until it is evening, H5358 and I am avenged H341 of my enemies." H5971 So none of the people H2938 tasted H3899 food.

25 H776 All the people H935 came H3293 into the forest; H1706 and there was honey H6440 on H7704 the ground.

26 H5971 When the people H935 had come H3293 to the forest, H1706 behold, the honey H1982 dropped: H5381 but no man put H3027 his hand H6310 to his mouth; H5971 for the people H3372 feared H7621 the oath.

27 H3129 But Jonathan H8085 didn't hear H1 when his father H7650 commanded H5971 the people H7650 with the oath: H7971 therefore he put forth H7097 the end H4294 of the rod H3027 who was in his hand, H2881 and dipped H3295 it in the honeycomb, H7725 and put H3027 his hand H6310 to his mouth; H5869 and his eyes H215 were enlightened.

28 H376 Then one H5971 of the people H6030 answered, H559 and said, H1 "Your father H7650 directly H7650 commanded H5971 the people H7650 with an oath, H559 saying, H779 ‘Cursed H376 is the man H398 who eats H3899 food H3117 this day.'" H5971 The people H5774 were faint.

29 H3129 Then Jonathan H559 said, H1 "My father H5916 has troubled H776 the land. H7200 Please look H5869 how my eyes H215 have been enlightened, H2938 because I tasted H4592 a little H1706 of this honey.

30 H637 How much more, H3863 if perhaps H5971 the people H398 had eaten H398 freely H3117 today H7998 of the spoil H341 of their enemies H4672 which they found? H7235 For now has there been no great H4347 slaughter H6430 among the Philistines."

31 H5221 They struck H6430 of the Philistines H3117 that day H4363 from Michmash H357 to Aijalon. H5971 The people H3966 were very H5774 faint;

32 H5971 and the people H5860 flew H7998 on the spoil, H3947 and took H6629 sheep, H1241 and cattle, H1121 and calves, H7819 and killed H776 them on the ground; H5971 and the people H398 ate H1818 them with the blood.

33 H5046 Then they told H7586 Saul, H559 saying, H5971 "Behold, the people H2398 are sinning H3068 against Yahweh, H398 in that they eat H1818 meat with the blood." H559 He said, H898 "You have dealt treacherously. H1556 Roll H1419 a large H68 stone H3117 to me this day!"

34 H7586 Saul H559 said, H6327 "Disperse H5971 yourselves among the people, H559 and tell H5066 them, ‘Bring me here H376 every man H7794 his ox, H376 and every man H7716 his sheep, H7819 and kill H398 them here, and eat; H2398 and don't sin H3068 against Yahweh H398 in eating H1818 meat with the blood.'" H5971 All the people H5066 brought H376 every man H7794 his ox H3027 with him H3915 that night, H7819 and killed them there.

35 H7586 Saul H1129 built H4196 an altar H3068 to Yahweh. H2490 This was the first H4196 altar H1129 that he built H3068 to Yahweh.

36 H7586 Saul H559 said, H3381 "Let us go down H310 after H6430 the Philistines H3915 by night, H962 and take spoil H1242 among them until the morning H216 light, H7604 and let us not leave H376 a man H559 of them." They said, H6213 "Do H5869 whatever seems H2896 good H3548 to you." Then the priest H559 said, H7126 "Let us draw near H1988 here H430 to God."

37 H7586 Saul H7592 asked H430 counsel of God, H3381 "Shall I go down H310 after H6430 the Philistines? H5414 Will you deliver H3027 them into the hand H3478 of Israel?" H6030 But he didn't answer H3117 him that day.

38 H7586 Saul H559 said, H5066 "Draw near H1988 here, H6438 all you chiefs H5971 of the people; H3045 and know H7200 and see H4100 in which H2403 this sin H3117 has been this day.

39 H3068 For, as Yahweh H2416 lives, H3467 who saves H3478 Israel, H3426 though it is H3129 in Jonathan H1121 my son, H4191 he shall surely H4191 die." H5971 But there was not a man among all the people H6030 who answered him.

40 H559 Then he said H3478 to all Israel, H259 "You be on one H5676 side, H3129 and I and Jonathan H1121 my son H259 will be on the other H5676 side." H5971 The people H559 said H7586 to Saul, H6213 "Do H5869 what seems H2896 good to you."

41 H7586 Therefore Saul H559 said H3068 to Yahweh, H430 the God H3478 of Israel, H3051 "Show H8549 the right." H3129 Jonathan H7586 and Saul H3920 were chosen; H5971 but the people H3318 escaped.

42 H7586 Saul H559 said, H5307 "Cast H3129 lots between me and Jonathan H1121 my son." H3129 Jonathan H3920 was selected.

43 H7586 Then Saul H559 said H3129 to Jonathan, H5046 "Tell H6213 me what you have done!" H3129 Jonathan H5046 told H5046 him, and said, H2938 "I certainly H2938 did taste H4592 a little H1706 honey H7097 with the end H4294 of the rod H3027 that was in my hand; H2009 and behold, H4191 I must die."

44 H7586 Saul H559 said, H430 "God H6213 do so H3254 and more also; H4191 for you shall surely H4191 die, H3129 Jonathan."

45 H5971 The people H559 said H7586 to Saul, H3129 "Shall Jonathan H4191 die, H6213 who has worked H1419 this great H3444 salvation H3478 in Israel? H2486 Far H3068 from it! As Yahweh H2416 lives, H8185 there shall not one hair H7218 of his head H5307 fall H776 to the ground; H6213 for he has worked H430 with God H3117 this day!" H5971 So the people H6299 rescued H3129 Jonathan, H4191 that he didn't die.

46 H7586 Then Saul H5927 went up H310 from following H6430 the Philistines; H6430 and the Philistines H1980 went H4725 to their own place.