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Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.

1 Samuel 14:28 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી1 શમુએલ ૧૪:૨૮
અને લોકોમાંથી એક જણે કહ્યું, “તારા પિતાએ લોકોને સોગન આપીને સખત રીતે હુકમ કર્યો છે, ‘જે માણસ આજે અન્ન ખાય તે શાપિત થાય.’ તે સમયે લોકો નિર્બળ થઈ ગયા હતા.”
हिन्दी1 शमूएल १४:२८
तब लोगों में से एक मनुष्य ने कहा, “तेरे पिता ने लोगों को कड़ी शपथ धरा के कहा है, ‘श्रापित हो वह, जो आज कुछ खाए।’” और लोग थके-माँदे थे।

In context

26When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

27But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.

28Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.

29Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

30How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”

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