Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?” Young's Literal Translation And Saul saith unto Jonathan, ‘Declare to me, what hast thou done?’ and Jonathan declareth to him, and saith, ‘I certainly tasted with the end of the rod that [is] in my hand a little honey; lo, I die!’ King James Bible Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that [was] in mine hand, [and], lo, I must die. Hebrew “Tellהַגִּ֥ידָה (hag·gî·ḏāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous me what מֶ֣ה (meh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what you have done,” עָשִׂ֑יתָה (‘ā·śî·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites commanded וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say him. י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן (yō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3129: Jonathan So Jonathan יוֹנָתָ֗ן (yō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3129: Jonathan told him, וַיַּגֶּד־ (way·yag·geḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous “I only טָעֹ֨ם (ṭā·‘ōm) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2938: To taste, to perceive tasted טָעַ֜מְתִּי (ṭā·‘am·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2938: To taste, to perceive a little מְעַ֥ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few honey דְּבַ֖שׁ (də·ḇaš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup with the end בִּקְצֵ֨ה (biq·ṣêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7097: End, extremity of the staff הַמַּטֶּ֧ה (ham·maṭ·ṭeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe that [was] אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that in my hand. בְּיָדִ֛י (bə·yā·ḏî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3027: A hand And now I must die?” אָמֽוּת׃ (’ā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |