28:20 Saul quickly fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of Samuel’s words. He was completely drained of energy, 5 not having eaten anything 6 all that day and night. 28:21 When the woman came to Saul and saw how terrified he was, she said to him, “Your servant has done what you asked. 7 I took my life into my own hands and did what you told me. 8 28:22 Now it’s your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way.”
28:23 But he refused, saying, “I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged 9 him to eat, so he gave in. 10 He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed. 28:24 Now the woman 11 had a well-fed calf 12 at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded bread and baked it without leaven. 28:25 She brought it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and left that same night.
1 tn Heb “listen to the voice of the
2 tn Heb “And the
3 tc With the exception of the Lucianic recension, the LXX has here “and tomorrow you and your sons with you will fall.”
4 tn Heb “camp.”
5 tn Heb “also there was no strength in him.”
6 tn Heb “food.”
7 tn Heb “listened to your voice.”
8 tn Heb “listened to your words that you spoke to me.”
9 tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew
10 tn Heb “he listened to their voice.”
11 sn Masoretic
12 tn Heb “a calf of the stall.”