26 When the people entered the forest, behold, (A)there was honey dripping; but no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath. 27 However, Jonathan had not heard it when his father put the people under oath; so (B)he put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and (C)his eyes [a]brightened. 28 Then one of the people responded and said, “Your father strictly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’” And the people were weary.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:27 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT saw

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