But Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָןhad notלֹאheardשָׁמַעwhenבְּhis fatherאָבִיוput the people under oath;הַשְׁבִּיעַ אֶת הָעָםand he stretched outוַיִּשְׁלַחthe tipאֶת קְצֵהof the rodהַמַּטֶּהthatאֲשֶׁרwas in his handבְּיָדוֹand dippedוַיִּטְבֹּלitאוֹתָהּin the combבְּיַעְרַתof honey,הַדְּבָשׁand brought backוַיָּשֶׁבhis handיָדוֹtoאֶלhis mouth,פִּיוand his eyesעֵינָיוbrightened.וַתָּאֹרְנָה
1 Samuel 14:27
Study it in the app“But 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:27, word by word
- But Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yonatan” appears- heardשָׁמַעshama
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- put the people under oathהַשְׁבִּיעַhashbia
put under oath
To make someone swear.
Where else “hashbia” appears- put the people under oathעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and he stretched outיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
stretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “yishlach” appears- the tipקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the rodמַּטֶּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- was in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- and dippedיִּטְבֹּלyitbol
dip
Dip, plunge into a liquid.
Where else “yitbol” appears- in the combיַעְרַתyarat
honeycomb
Honeycomb: the mass of wax where bees keep honey. It is related to the word for "forest".
Where else “yarat” appears- of honeyדְּבָשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- and brought backיָּשֶׁבyashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “yashev” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- brightenedתָּאֹרְנָהtaorna
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “taorna” appears
The context
26The 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.
27 · This verse (above)
28A man of the people answered and said, “Your father solemnly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats bread today.’” And the people were exhausted.