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1 Samuel 28:20-25

20ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307immediatelyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116allמְלֹא־me.lo'-H4393alongקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ko.ma.ToH6967on theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and wasexceedinglyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, because of thewordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050: and there was nostrengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581in him; for he hadeatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398nobreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899all thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, nor all thenightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he wasgreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966troubledנִבְהַ֣לniv.HalH926, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Behold, thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hathobeyedשָׁמְעָ֤הsha.me.'AhH8085thyvoiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963, and I haveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in myhandבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709, and havehearkenedוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085to thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697which thouspokeדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to me.

22Now therefore, I pray thee,hearkenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085thou also to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198, and let mesetוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760amorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; andeatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398, that thou mayest havestrengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581, when thougoestH3212on thywayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

23But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will noteatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398. But hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650, together with thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,compelledוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him; and hehearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to theirvoiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963. So hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from theearthמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon thebedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

24And thewomanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had afatמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004; and shehastedוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116, andkilledוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076it, andtookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058, andkneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it, andbakedוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavenedbreadמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682from it:

25And shebroughtוַתַּגֵּ֧שׁva.ta.GeshH5066itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650; and theyateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398. Then theyaroseוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and wentawayH3212thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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