1 Samuel 28:22
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
1 Samuel 28:22 in other translations
| BSB | Now please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.” |
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| WEB | Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your servant, and let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.” |
| ASV | Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. |
| YLT | and now, hearken, I pray thee, also thou, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and I set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and there is in thee power when thou goest in the way.' |
| DARBY | And now, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy bondmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way. |
| BBE | So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way. |
| Webster | Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. |
What does 1 Samuel 28:22 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 28:20-25
Those that expect any good counsel or comfort, otherwise than from God, and in the way of his institutions, will be as wretchedly disappointed as Saul. Though terrified even to despair, he was not humbled. He confessed not his sins, offered no sacrifices, and presented no supplications. He does not seem to have cared about his sons or his people, or to have attempted any escape; but in sullen despair he rushed upon…
1 Samuel 28:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 28:21
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
- 1 Samuel 28:22
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
- 1 Samuel 28:23
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.
1 Samuel 28:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ruégote pues, que tú también oigas la voz de tu sierva: pondré yo delante de ti un bocado de pan que comas, para que te corrobores, y vayas tu camino. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et maintenant, je te prie, écoute, toi aussi, la voix de ta servante, et je mettrai devant toi une bouchée de pain, et mange, et tu auras de la force pour aller ton chemin. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und nun höre doch auch du auf die Stimme deiner Magd, und laß mich dir einen Bissen Brot vorsetzen, und iß, daß Kraft in dir sei, wenn du deines Weges gehst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nunc igitur audi et tu vocem ancillæ tuæ, et ponam coram te buccellam panis, ut comedens convalescas, et possis iter agere. |