1 Samuel

1 Samuel 28:23

²³Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Saul refused	וַיְמָאֵ֗ן	way·mā·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3985 refuse
saying	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	אֹכַ֔ל	’ō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
But his servants	עֲבָדָיו֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
joined	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the woman	הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
in urging	וַיִּפְרְצוּ־	way·yip̄·rə·ṣū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6555 break through
him	ב֤וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and he heeded	וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
their voice	לְקֹלָ֑ם	lə·qō·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
He got up	וַיָּ֙קָם֙	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from the ground	מֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץ	mê·hā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and sat	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the bed	הַמִּטָּֽה׃	ham·miṭ·ṭāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4296 couch, bed

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