1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the soldiers told him, "Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, 'Cursed be any man who eats food today!' That is why the men are faint."

Verse 27 Verse 29

Share this verse

Other versions

King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

Then one of the people said, "Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, 'Cursed be the man who eats food this day.'" And the people were faint.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And in response, one of the people said, "Your father has bound the people by an oath, saying: ‘Cursed be the man who will eat any bread this day.’ " (For the people were faint.