1 Samuel 14:27 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 14:27

Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had charged the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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 the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

His eyes were enlightened - Hunger and fatigue affect and dim the sight; on taking food, this affection is immediately removed. This most people know to be a fact.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן	ve.yo.na.Tan	and Jonathan	H3129 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
שָׁמַ֗ע	sha.Ma'	he had heard	H8085 →
בְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ	be.hash.Bi.a'	when made to swear an oath	H7650 →
אָבִיו֮	'a.Viv	father his	H1 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָעָם֒	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he stretched out	H7971 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
קְצֵ֤ה	ke.Tzeh	[the] end of	H7097 →
הַמַּטֶּה֙	ha.ma.Teh	the staff	H4294 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
בְּיָד֔וֹ	be.ya.Do	[was] in hand his	H3027 →
וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל	vai.yit.Bol	and he dipped	H2881 →
אוֹתָ֖הּ	'o.Tah	<obj.> it	H853 →
בְּיַעְרַ֣ת	be.ya'.Rat	in [the] honeycomb of	H3295 →
הַדְּבָ֑שׁ	ha.de.Vash	the honey	H1706 →
וַיָּ֤שֶׁב	vai.Ya.shev	and he brought back	H7725 →
יָדוֹ֙	ya.Do	hand his	H3027 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
פִּ֔יו	Piv	mouth his	H6310 →
וַתָּאֹ֖רְנָה	va.ta.ro.nah	and they brightened	H215 →
עֵינָֽיו׃	'ei.Nav	eyes his	H5869 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 30:12
a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
leads to
- Judges 15:19
  So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it…
Through
1 Samuel 14:43
“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must…
leads to
- Joshua 7:19
  So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not…
Through
Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:18–19
  Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear…
- 1 Samuel 22:14–18
  Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15
  who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
- Genesis 4:8
  Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
- 2 Chronicles 24:21–22
Through
1 Samuel 14:29
“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.
leads to
- 1 Kings 18:18
  “I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.