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.
1 Samuel 14:29 in other translations
| BSB | “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. |
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| WEB | Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey. |
| ASV | 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 | 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. |
| DARBY | And Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, that mine eyes are bright, because I tasted a little of this honey. |
| BBE | Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey. |
| Webster | Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how my eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. |
What does 1 Samuel 14:29 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 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.
1 Samuel 14:29 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:29
- 1 Kings 18:18
And 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 7:25
And 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 18:18
see.It is well known, that hunger and fatigue produce faintness and dim the sight; and on taking a little food, this affection is immediately removed.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 14:28
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.
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 14:30
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?
1 Samuel 14:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondió Jonathán: Mi padre ha turbado el país. Ved ahora cómo han sido aclarados mis ojos, por haber gustado un poco de esta miel: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jonathan dit: Mon père a troublé le pays. Voyez donc comme mes yeux ont été éclaircis, parce que j’ai goûté un peu de ce miel! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jonathan sprach: Mein Vater hat das Land in Trübsal gebracht; sehet doch, daß meine Augen hell geworden sind, weil ich ein wenig von diesem Honig gekostet habe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Jonathas: Turbavit pater meus terram: vidistis ipsi quia illuminati sunt oculi mei, eo quod gustaverim paululum de melle isto: |