KJV King James Version
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
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1 Samuel 14:29
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
WEB World English Bible
Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
ASV American Standard Version
Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jonathan saith, ‘My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 14
26 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.
27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that [was] in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
28 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.
29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew [them] on the ground: and the people did eat [them] with the blood.
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןH3129 · yo.na.tanJonathanעָכַ֥רH5916 · a.kharto troubleאָבִ֖יH1 · avfatherאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetרְאוּ־H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeנָא֙H4994 · napleaseכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאֹ֣רוּH215 · orto lightעֵינַ֔יH5869 · a.yineyeכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforטָעַ֔מְתִּיH2938 · ta.amto perceiveמְעַ֖טH4592 · me.atlittleדְּבַ֥שׁH1706 · de.vashhoneyהַזֶּֽה׃H2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
1 Kings 18:18And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
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