1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:28–29

²⁸Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”

²⁹“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

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1 Samuel 14:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיַּעַן֩	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
one	אִ֨ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of the soldiers	מֵֽהָעָ֜ם	mê·hā·‘ām	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
told him	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Your father	אָבִ֤יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
the troops	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
with a solemn oath	הַשְׁבֵּעַ֩	haš·bê·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7650 swear
saying	הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ	hiš·bî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
Cursed is	אָר֥וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
the man	הָאִ֛ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
eats	יֹ֥אכַל	yō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
food	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
today	הַיּ֑וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
That is why the people	הָעָֽם׃	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
are faint	וַיָּ֖עַף	way·yā·‘ap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5888 be faint

1 Samuel 14:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
has brought trouble	עָכַ֥ר	‘ā·ḵar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5916 stir up, disturb, trouble
to the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Jonathan	יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן	yō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
replied	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Just look	רְאוּ־	rə·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
at how	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my eyes	עֵינַ֔י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
have brightened	אֹ֣רוּ	’ō·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H215 be or become light
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I tasted	טָעַ֔מְתִּי	ṭā·‘am·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2938 taste, perceive
a little	מְעַ֖ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
of this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
honey	דְּבַ֥שׁ	də·ḇaš	Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey

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