1 Samuel 14:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.”
1 Samuel 14:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 14:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 14:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.”
1 Samuel 14:28 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 14:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint. ”
1 Samuel 14:28 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 14:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a man of the people answereth and saith, `Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed <FI>is<Fi> the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.'”
1 Samuel 14:28 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 14:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint. ”
1 Samuel 14:28 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 14:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father made the people to sweare, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth sustenance this day: and the people were faint.”
1 Samuel 14:28 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 14:28 in Context — 1 Samuel 14
26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
What Does 1 Samuel 14:28 Mean?
1 Samuel 14:28 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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