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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 die?”

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ASV

Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die.

KJV

Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
י֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanJonathanH3129 →
הַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahtell !H5046 →
לִּ֖יlito <the> me
מֶ֣הmehwhat?H4100 →
עָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahhave you doneH6213 →
וַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-and he toldH5046 →
ל֣וֹloto <the> him
יוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanJonathanH3129 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559 →
טָעֹ֨םta.'Omcertainly <to taste>H2938 →
טָעַ֜מְתִּיta.'Am.tiI tastedH2938 →
בִּקְצֵ֨הbik.Tzehwith [the] end ofH7097 →
הַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.Tehthe staffH4294 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.Di[was] in hand myH3027 →
מְעַ֥טme.'Ata little ofH4592 →
דְּבַ֖שׁde.VashhoneyH1706 →
הִנְנִ֥יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
אָמֽוּת׃'a.MutI will dieH4191 →

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Joshua 7:19So 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 hide it from me.”Jonah 1:8“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”1 Samuel 14:27Jonathan, 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.Genesis 31:26Then Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done? You have deceived me and carried off my daughters like captives of war!Genesis 12:18So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?Jonah 1:7–10“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.Genesis 50:5my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”1 Samuel 14:28Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”

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