Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 28:20-25
20Immediatelyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307flatמְלֹא־ קֽוֹמָתוֹ֙me.lo'- ko.ma.ToH4393H6967on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,terrifiedוַיִּרָ֥א מְאֹ֖דvai.yi.Ra' me.'OdH3372H3966by the wordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.Andגַּם־gam-H1571his strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581wasהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961goneלֹא־lo'-H3808,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he had notלֹ֤אlo'H3808eatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398anythingלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899all thatכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
21When the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200howכִּי־ki-H3588distraught he wasנִבְהַ֣ל מְאֹ֑דniv.Hal me.'OdH926H3966,she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198has obeyedשָׁמְעָ֤הsha.me.'AhH8085your voiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963.I tookוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in my handsבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709and didוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853דְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you toldדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.
22Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֤א גַם־ אַתָּה֙ בְּק֣וֹלna' gam- 'a.Tah be.KolH4994H1571H859H6963listenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to your servantשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198and let me setוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before youלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440so you may eatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398and haveוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961the strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581toכִּ֥יkiH3588goתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980on your wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”
23Saul refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985,sayingוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.”But his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650joinedוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802in urgingוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him,and he heededוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085their voiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963.He got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from the groundמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onאֶל־'el-H413the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.
24The womanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had a fattenedמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695at her houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116slaughtered itוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076.She also tookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneaded itוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888,and bakedוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682.
25She servedוַתַּגֵּ֧שׁva.ta.GeshH5066it toלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֛וּל וְלִפְנֵ֥יsha.'Ul ve.lif.NeiH7586H6440and his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.And thatהַהֽוּא׃ פha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915they got upוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and leftוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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