The menוְאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere hard pressedנִגַּשׂon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםand Saulוַ שָׁאוּלput the peopleאֶת הָעָםunder an imprecation,יֹּאֶלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Cursed beאָרוּרthe manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרeatsיֹאכַלbreadלֶחֶםuntilעַדthe evening,הָעֶרֶבand until I have avenged myselfוְנִקַּמְתִּיon my enemies.”מֵאֹיְבַיAnd noneוְלֹא כָּלof the peopleהָעָםtastedטָעַםbread.לָחֶם
1 Samuel 14:24
Study it in the app“The men of Israel were hard pressed on that day, and Saul put the people under an imprecation, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats bread until the evening, and until I have avenged myself on my enemies.” And none of the people tasted bread.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:24, word by word
- The menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- were hard pressedנִגַּשׂnigas
be oppressed
To be abused, suffer oppression.
Where else “nigas” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- and Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- put the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- under an imprecationיֹּאֶלyoel
curse
Call down evil on someone.
Where else “yoel” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Cursed beאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- eatsיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- and until I have avenged myselfנִקַּמְתִּיnikamti
avenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “nikamti” appears- on my enemiesאֹיְבַoyva
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyva” appears- tastedטָעַםtaam
taste
To take a little food into the mouth to find out what it tastes like.
Where else “taam” appears
The context
23YHWH saved Israel on that day, and the war passed beyond Beth-aven.
24 · This verse (above)
25All the land came into the forest, and there was honey on the surface of the field.