1 Samuel

1 Samuel 28:20

²⁰Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Immediately	וַיְמַהֵ֣ר	way·ma·hêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4116 hasten
Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
fell	וַיִּפֹּ֤ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
flat	מְלֹא־	mə·lō-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4393 fulness, that which fills
on the ground	אַ֔רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
terrified	וַיִּרָ֥א	way·yi·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
by the words	מִדִּבְרֵ֣י	mid·diḇ·rê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
And	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
his strength	כֹּ֙חַ֙	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
was	הָ֣יָה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
gone	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eaten	אָכַל֙	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
anything	לֶ֔חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
all that	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day	הַיּ֖וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
night	הַלָּֽיְלָה׃	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.