| And when the people | וַיָּבֹ֤א | wayyābōʾ | va-ya-VOH |
| were come | הָעָם֙ | hāʿām | ha-AM |
| into | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| wood, the | הַיַּ֔עַר | hayyaʿar | ha-YA-ar |
| behold, | וְהִנֵּ֖ה | wĕhinnē | veh-hee-NAY |
| the honey | הֵ֣לֶךְ | hēlek | HAY-lek |
| dropped; | דְּבָ֑שׁ | dĕbāš | deh-VAHSH |
| no but | וְאֵין | wĕʾên | veh-ANE |
| man put | מַשִּׂ֤יג | maśśîg | ma-SEEɡ |
| his hand | יָדוֹ֙ | yādô | ya-DOH |
| to | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| mouth: his | פִּ֔יו | pîw | peeoo |
| for | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| the people | יָרֵ֥א | yārēʾ | ya-RAY |
| feared | הָעָ֖ם | hāʿām | ha-AM |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| the oath. | הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ | haššĕbuʿâ | ha-sheh-voo-AH |