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1 Samuel 28:20-25

20Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307straightwayוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116allמְלֹא־me.lo'-H4393alongקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ko.ma.ToH6967on the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and was soreמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,because of the wordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050:and there was no strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581in him; for he had eatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398no breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899all the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,nor all the nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he was soreמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966troubledנִבְהַ֣לniv.HalH926,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, thine handmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hath obeyedשָׁמְעָ֤הsha.me.'AhH8085thy voiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963,and I have putוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in my handבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709,and have hearkenedוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085unto thy wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697which thou spakestדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696unto me.

22Now therefore, I pray thee, hearkenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085thou also unto the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and let me setוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and eatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398,that thou mayest have strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,when thou goestH3212on thy wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

23But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.But his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,together with the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,compelledוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him; and he hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto their voiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963.So he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from the earthמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776,and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

24And the womanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had a fatמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;and she hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and killedוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076it, and tookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,and kneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it,and did bakeוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682thereof:

25And she broughtוַתַּגֵּ֧שׁva.ta.GeshH5066itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650;and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then they rose upוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and went awayH3212that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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