Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!” Young's Literal Translation And all the people come to cause David to eat bread while yet day, and David sweareth, saying, ‘Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add, for—before the going in of the sun, I taste no bread or any other thing.’ King James Bible And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down. Hebrew Then allכָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock came וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and urged David דָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse to eat לְהַבְר֧וֹת (lə·haḇ·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 1262: To select, to feed, to render clear something לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain while it was still בְּע֣וֹד (bə·‘ō·wḏ) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more day, הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day but David דָּוִ֜ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse took an oath, וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear saying, לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “May God אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative punish כֹּ֣ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now me, לִּ֤י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and ever so וְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now severely, יֹסִ֔יף (yō·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I taste אֶטְעַם־ (’eṭ·‘am-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 2938: To taste, to perceive bread לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain or א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if anything כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every else before לִפְנֵ֧י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the sun הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ (haš·še·meš) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement sets!� בֽוֹא־ (ḇō·w-) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go |