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# So none of the troops tasted food
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It was understood by the troops that no refreshment was permitted under Saul's oath.
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# the people entered the forest
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The Philistine soldiers fled through the forests and the Israelite soldiers followed them there.
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# the honey flowed
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This is an exaggeration to emphasize how much honey there was in the forest. AT: "there was a lot of honey everywhere" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])
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# no one put his hand to his mouth
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Here putting one's "hand to his mouth" is a metonym that means to eat. AT: "no one ate any" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the people feared the oath
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The people were not afraid of the oath, but of the punishment that was associated with breaking the oath. AT: "the people were afraid of what Saul would do to them if they broke his oath" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/saul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/avenge]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]] |