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1 Samuel 14:26
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KJ21
And when the people had come into the woods, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
ASV
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.
AMP
When the people entered the forest, the honey was dripping, but no man put his hand to his mouth [to taste it], because the people feared the oath [of Saul].
AMPC
When the men entered the wood, behold, the honey was dripping, but no man tasted it, for the men feared the oath.
BRG
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.
CSB
When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath.
CSBA
When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath.
CEB
But even when they came across the honeycomb with the honey still flowing, no one ate any of it because the troops were afraid of the solemn pledge.
CJB
When the people had entered the forest, they saw there the honeycomb with honey dripping out; but no one put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
CEV
The army and the people who lived nearby had gone into a forest, and they came to a place where honey was dripping on the ground. But no one ate any of it, because they were afraid of being put under the curse.
DARBY
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.
DRA
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.
ERV
Because of the fighting, the people went into some woods. Then they saw a honeycomb on the ground. The Israelites went up to the honeycomb, but they didn’t eat any of it. They were afraid to break the promise.
EASY
The men saw all the honey but none of them ate any of it. They were afraid that God would curse them.
EHV
When the army came into the forest, they saw the honey dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, because the people were afraid as a result of the oath.
ESV
And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
ESVUK
And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
EXB
·They came upon some ·honey [honeycomb], but no one ·took any [L put his hand to his mouth] because they were afraid of the oath.
GNV
And the people came into the wood, and behold, the honey dropped, and no man moved his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
GW
When the troops entered the woods, the honey was flowing. But no one put his hand to his mouth, because the troops were afraid of violating their oath.
GNT
The woods were full of honey, but no one ate any of it because they were all afraid of Saul's curse.
HCSB
When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath.
ICB
They came to where the honey was. But no one took any because they were afraid of the oath.
ISV
The people came into the woods and there was flowing honey, but no one put his hand to his mouth to eat it because the people were afraid due to the oath.
JUB
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.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
So the people entered the forest, and behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the sworn oath.
LEB
When the army came to the forest, look! There was honey flowing, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the army was afraid of the solemn oath.
TLB
for they all feared Saul’s curse.
MSG
There were honeycombs here and there in the fields. But no one so much as put his finger in the honey to taste it, for the soldiers to a man feared the curse. But Jonathan hadn’t heard his father put the army under oath. He stuck the tip of his staff into some honey and ate it. Refreshed, his eyes lit up with renewed vigor.
MEV
When the people came into the forest there was flowing honey. But no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
NOG
When the troops entered the woods, the honey was flowing. But no one put his hand to his mouth, because the troops were afraid of violating their oath.
NABRE
and when the soldiers came to the comb the honey was flowing; yet no one raised a hand from it to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
NASB
When the people entered the forest, behold, there was honey dripping; but no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.
NASB1995
When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
NCB
When they entered the woods, they saw honey oozing out, but no one put his hand to his mouth because they feared the oath.
NCV
They came upon some honey, but no one took any because they were afraid of the oath.
NET
When the army entered the forest, they saw the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, for the army was afraid of the oath.
NIRV
When they went into the woods, they saw the honey dripping out of a honeycomb. No one put any of the honey in his mouth. They were afraid of the curse that would come if they broke their promise.
NIV
When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
NIVUK
When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
NKJV
And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
NLV
The people went among the trees and saw honey flowing, but no man tasted it. For the people were afraid of Saul’s promise.
NLT
They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.
NRSVA
When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out; but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath.
NRSVACE
When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out; but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath.
NRSVCE
When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out; but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath.
NRSVUE
When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out, but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath.
OJB
And when HaAm were come into the wood, hinei, the devash was oozing; but no one put his yad to his mouth; for HaAm feared the shevuah (oath).
RGT
And the people came into the forest. And behold, the honey dropped. And no man moved his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
RSV
And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
RSVCE
And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
TLV
When the people entered the forest, indeed, there was a flow of honey, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
VOICE
The people passed and the honey was dripping out, but none of them reached out for a taste because they were afraid of Saul’s curse.
WEB
When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
WYC
And so the people entered into the forest, and flowing honey appeared (there); and no man put his hand to his mouth thereof, for the people dreaded the oath (but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath/for the people feared Saul’s curse).
YLT
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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