1 Samuel 14:26
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And when the people came into the forest, behold the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath.

the people

Ecclesiastes 9:2 But all things are kept uncertain for the time to come, because all things equally happen to the just and to the wicked, to the good and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him that offereth victims, and to him that despiseth sacrifices. As the good is, so also is the sinner: as the perjured, so he also that sweareth truth.

Context
Jonathan Eats the Honey
25And all the common people came into a forest, in which there was honey upon the ground. 26And when the people came into the forest, behold the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth. For the people feared the oath.27But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people: and he put forth the end of the rod, which he had in his hand, and dipt it in a honeycomb: and he carried his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were enlightened.…
Cross References
Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

1 Samuel 14:25
And all the common people came into a forest, in which there was honey upon the ground.

Lexicon
And when [they]
הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

entered
וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the forest
הַיַּ֔עַר (hay·ya·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb

and saw
וְהִנֵּ֖ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

the flowing
הֵ֣לֶךְ (hê·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1982: A journey, a wayfarer, a flowing

honey,
דְּבָ֑שׁ (də·ḇāš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1706: Honey, syrup

not one of them
וְאֵין־ (wə·’ên-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

put
מַשִּׂ֤יג (maś·śîḡ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5381: To reach, overtake

his hand
יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

his mouth,
פִּ֔יו (pîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

[they]
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

feared
יָרֵ֥א (yā·rê)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

the oath.
הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ (haš·šə·ḇu·‘āh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7621: Something sworn, an oath


Additional Translations
And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.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.

And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

And the people went into the place of the bees, and, behold, they continued speaking; and, behold, there was none that put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath of the Lord.

And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

And when the people had come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

When the people were come to the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
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