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The peopleהָעָםcameוַיָּבֹאintoאֶלthe forest,הַיַּעַרand look,וְהִנֵּהthe honeyדְּבָשׁwas flowing,הֵלֶךְbut no oneוְאֵיןwas puttingמַשִּׂיגhis handיָדוֹtoאֶלhis mouth,פִּיוforכִּיthe peopleהָעָםfearedיָרֵאthe oath.אֶת הַשְּׁבֻעָה
1 Samuel 14:26
Study it in the app“The people came into the forest, and look, the honey was flowing, but no one was putting his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:26, word by word
- The peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- the forestיַּעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- the honeyדְּבָשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- was flowingהֵלֶךְhelech
flow
What trickles and spills, like the forest honey.
Where else “helech” appears- was puttingמַשִּׂיגmasig
overtake
To reach someone who is ahead.
Where else “masig” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- fearedיָרֵאyare
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yare” appears- the oathשְּׁבֻעָהshevua
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevua” appears
The context
25All the land came into the forest, and there was honey on the surface of the field.
26 · This verse (above)
27But Jonathan had not heard when his father put the people under oath; and he stretched out the tip of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the comb of honey, and brought back his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.