Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.” Young's Literal Translation And a man of the people answereth and saith, ‘Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed [is] the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.’ King James Bible 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. Hebrew Thenוַיַּעַן֩ (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond one אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of the soldiers מֵֽהָעָ֜ם (mê·hā·‘ām) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock told him, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Your father אָבִ֤יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father bound the troops הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with a solemn oath, הַשְׁבֵּעַ֩ (haš·bê·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear saying, הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ (hiš·bî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear ‘Cursed [is] אָר֥וּר (’ā·rūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 779: To execrate the man הָאִ֛ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that eats יֹ֥אכַל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat food לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain today.’ הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day That is why the people הָעָֽם׃ (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock are faint.” וַיָּ֖עַף (way·yā·‘ap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint |