1 Samuel 14:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 14:26 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיַּ֔עַר
yaʻar
H3293
forest
וְהִנֵּ֖ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הֵ֣לֶךְ
hêlek
H1982
traveller
דְּבָ֑שׁ
dᵉbash
H1706
honey
וְאֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַשִּׂ֤יג
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פִּ֔יו
peh
H6310
mouth
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָרֵ֥א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה
shᵉbûwʻâh
H7621
oath
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the people came into the forest, and behold, the flowing of honey! But no one was reaching his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
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