1Sa 14:43 | NET2full | STEP | So Saul said to Jonathan , “ Tell me what you have done .” Jonathan told him, “I used the end of the staff that was in my hand to taste a little honey . I must die !”

‏ 1 Samuel 14:43

43 So Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” Jonathan told him, “I used the end of the staff that was in my hand to taste a little honey. I must die!” ^{▼▼tn Heb “Look, I, I will die.” Apparently Jonathan is acquiescing to his anticipated fate of death (cf. NIV11 “And now I must die!”) . However, the words may be taken as sarcastic (“Here I am about to die!”) or as a question, “Must I now die?” (cf. NAB, NIV84, NCV, NLT).}