New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 28:20-25

20Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586immediatelyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307fullמְלֹא־me.lo'-H4393lengthקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ko.ma.ToH6967to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and wasH3372veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372becauseH4480of Samuel’sשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050wordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697;there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581in him eitherגַּם־gam-H1571,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he had eatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398noלֹ֤אlo'H3808foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21The womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he was utterlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966horrifiedנִבְהַ֣לniv.HalH926,and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,your servantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hasobeyedשָׁמְעָ֤ה בְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָsha.me.'Ah be.ko.Le.chaH8085 H6963you, and I havetakenוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in my handבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709and have listenedוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085to your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to me.

22So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258you tooגַם־gam-H1571,pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994listenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of your servantשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and let me serveוְאָשִׂ֧מָה לְפָנֶ֛יךָve.'a.Si.mah le.fa.Nei.khaH7760 H6440you a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and eatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398it,so that you will haveוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581whenכִּ֥יkiH3588you goתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980on yourwayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”

23But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.”However, his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650togetherוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571with the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802urgedוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him, and he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tothem. So he gotH6965upH6965from the groundמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onthe bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

24Now the womanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had afattenedמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116slaughteredוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076it; then shetookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it and bakedוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682breadH4682from it.

25She then servedוַתַּגֵּ֧שׁva.ta.GeshH5066 H6440itto Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then they gotH6965upH6965and leftוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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