1 Samuel 14:26 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

English ASV

And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

English Amplified

When the men entered the wood, behold, the honey was dripping, but no man tasted it, for the men feared the oath.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When the men entered the wood, behold, the honey was dripping, but no man tasted it, for the men feared the oath.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

English EASY 2024

The men saw all the honey but none of them ate any of it. They were afraid that God would curse them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The woods were full of honey, but no one ate any of it because they were all afraid of Saul's curse.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When the troops entered the woods, the honey was flowing. But no one put his hand to his mouth, because the troops were afraid of violating their oath.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When the troops entered the forest, they saw the flow of honey, but none of them ate any of it because they feared the oath.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

So the people entered the forest, and behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the sworn oath.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When the people came into the forest, behold, there was flowing honey. But no man put his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

When the people entered the forest, behold, there was a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and when the soldiers came to the comb the swarm had left it; yet no one would raise a hand to his mouth from it, because the people feared the oath.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When the army entered the forest, they saw the honey flowing, but no one ate any of it, for the army was afraid of the oath.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

When they went into the woods, they saw the honey dripping out of a honeycomb. No one put any of the honey in his mouth. That's because they were afraid of the oath.

English NIV

When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out, yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.

English NKJ 1982

And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

English NLT

They didn't even touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out; but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for they all feared Saul's curse.

English Tyndale 1537

And when the people were come into the wood: Behold, the honey dropped. How be it there was no man that moved his hand to his mouth, because that the people feared the curse.