Verse 23

1 Samuel 28:23

Darby Translation

23 But he refused and said, I will not eat. Then his servants, and the woman also, compelled him, and he hearkened to their voice; and he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְמָאֵ֗ן וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל וַ/יִּפְרְצוּ ב֤/וֹ עֲבָדָי/ו֙ וְ/גַם הָ֣/אִשָּׁ֔ה וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֖ע לְ/קֹלָ֑/ם וַ/יָּ֨קָם֙ מֵֽ/הָ/אָ֔רֶץ וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב אֶל הַ/מִּטָּֽה
English Translation
And he refused and said, "I will not eat," and his servants urged him, and also the woman heard their voice, and he rose from the ground and sat on the bed.
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Chapter 28 Context
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7 Then said Saul to his servants, Seek me a woman that has a spirit of Python, that I may go to her an... Focus ↗
8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other garments, and he went, and two men with him, and they c... Focus ↗
9 And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off the necromanc... Focus ↗
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13 And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw... Focus ↗
14 And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, An old man comes up; and he is covered with a ma... Focus ↗
15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul said, I am sore distr... Focus ↗
16 And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is beco... Focus ↗
17 And Jehovah has done for himself as he spoke by me; and Jehovah has rent the kingdom out of thy hand... Focus ↗
18 Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce anger upon... Focus ↗
19 And Jehovah will also give Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt th... Focus ↗
20 And Saul fell straightway his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid because of the words of... Focus ↗
21 And the woman came to Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said to him, Behold, thy bondmaid... Focus ↗
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23 But he refused and said, I will not eat. Then his servants, and the woman also, compelled him, and h...
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