1 Samuel 28:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ן
(vay·ma·'en)
3985: to refusea prim. root
and said,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I will not eat."אֹכַ֔ל
(o·chal,)
398: to eata prim. root
However, his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙
(a·va·dav)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
togetherוְגַם־
(ve·gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
with the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה
(ha·'i·shah,)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
urgedוַיִּפְרְצוּ־
(vai·yif·re·tzu-)
6555: to break througha prim. root
him, and he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
(vai·yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
to them. So he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
from the groundמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץ
(me·ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
(vai·ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
on the bed.הַמִּטָּֽה׃
(ham·mit·tah.)
4296: a couch, bedfrom natah


















KJV Lexicon
But he refused
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I will not eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
But his servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
together with the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
compelled
parats  (paw-rats')
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
him and he hearkened
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto their voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
So he arose
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
from the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and sat
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
upon the bed
mittah  (mit-taw')
a bed (as extended) for sleeping or eating; by analogy, a sofa, litter or bier -- bed(-chamber), bier.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But he refused and said, "I will not eat." However, his servants together with the woman urged him, and he listened to them. So he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.

King James Bible
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He refused, saying, "I won't eat," but when his servants and the woman urged him, he listened to them. He got up off the ground and sat on the bed.

International Standard Version
Saul refused, saying, "I won't eat!" Both his servants and the woman urged him, and so he listened to them. He got up off the ground and sat on the bed.

NET Bible
But he refused, saying, "I won't eat!" Both his servants and the woman urged him to eat, so he gave in. He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But he refused. "I don't want to eat," he said. Nevertheless, his officers and the woman kept urging him until he listened to them. So he got up from the ground and sat on the bed.

King James 2000 Bible
But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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