Parallel Verses
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.
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].
Bible in Basic English
But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.
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.
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 all the land came into a thicket; and honey will be upon the face of the field. 26 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. 27 And Jonathan heard not in his father's causing the people to swear: and he will stretch forth the extremity of the rod which is in his hand, and he will dip it in the droppings of the honey, and he will turn back his hand to his mouth, and his eyes will see.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:2
All according to all: one event to the just one and to the unjust one; to the good one and to the clean one, and to the unclean one; to him sacrificing and to him not sacrificing: as the good one, so the sinning one; he swearing, as he who shall fear an oath.