1 Samuel 14:28 Parallel Translations

Then one of the soldiers told him, "Your father forced the troops to take a solemn oath: 'Cursed is anyone who eats food today.' " Now, the army was exhausted.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

ASV:

Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint.

BBE:

Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food.

DBY:

Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.

ERV:

Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint.

JPS:

Then answered one of the people, and said: 'Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.'

WBS:

Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

WEB:

Then one of the people answered, and said, "Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying,'Cursed is the man who eats food this day.'" The people were faint.

YLT:

And a man of the people answereth and saith, 'Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed is the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.'

1 Samuel 14:28 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 14:27 But Jonathan had not heard when his father put the people under oath; therefore, he put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.

1 Samuel 14:29 Then Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. See now, how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

14:28 People - They that came with Saul, whose forces were now united with Jonathan's.

MHC:

14:24-35 Saul's severe order was very unwise; if it gained time, it lost strength for the pursuit. Such is the nature of our bodies, that daily work cannot be done without daily bread, which therefore our Father in heaven graciously gives. Saul was turning aside from God, and now he begins to build altars, being then most zealous, as many are, for the form of godliness when he was denying the power of it.

CONC:

Adjured Answereth Army Bound Certainly Charged Commanded Cursed Directly Eateth Eats Faint Feeble Needing Oath Saying Straitly Strict Strictly Takes To-day Weary

Adjured Army Bound Charged Commanded Cursed Directly Eateth Eats Needing Oath Soldiers Straitly Strictly Today Weary

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