1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:26
26And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And when | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| entered | וַיָּבֹ֤א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the forest | הַיַּ֔עַר | hay·ya·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3293 wood, forest, thicket |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּ֖ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the flowing | הֵ֣לֶךְ | hê·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1982 traveller |
| honey | דְּבָ֑שׁ | də·ḇāš | Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| not one of them | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| put | מַשִּׂ֤יג | maś·śîḡ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5381 reach, overtake |
| his hand | יָדוֹ֙ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his mouth | פִּ֔יו | pîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6310 mouth |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| feared | יָרֵ֥א | yā·rê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| the oath | הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ | haš·šə·ḇu·‘āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7621 oath, curse |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.