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27 But Jonathan had not heard his father make the promise to the people. So he put the stick that was in his hand into the honeycomb. Then he put it to his mouth, and his eyes became bright. 28 One of the men told him, “Your father put the people under a promise, saying, ‘Cursed will be the man who eats food today.’” The people were tired and weak. 29 Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

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