Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.
New American Standard Bible
When the people entered the forest, behold,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
And when the people came to the forest, behold, the honey dropped, but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
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].
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the people will come to the thicket, and behold, the honey went; and none putting his hand to his mouth, for the people will be afraid of the oath.
King James 2000
And when the people were come into the forest, behold, the honey dripped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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.
Modern King James verseion
And when the people had come into the woods, behold, a flow of honey! But no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the people were come into the wood: Behold, the honey dropped. Howbeit, there was no man that moved his hand to his mouth, because that the people feared the curse.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
When the people had come to the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
The Emphasized Bible
So the people came into the forest, and lo! there were streams of honey, - but no man reached his hand to his mouth, because the people revered the oath.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 14:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul's Oath Leads To Trouble
25 And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; 26 But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse. 27 But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:2
Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.