The womanהָאִשָּׁהcameוַתָּבוֹאtoאֶלSaulשָׁאוּלand sawוַתֵּרֶאthatכִּיhe was veryמְאֹדterrified,נִבְהַלand she saidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Look,הִנֵּהyour servantשִׁפְחָתְךָhas listenedשָׁמְעָהto your voice;בְּקוֹלֶךָI have takenוָאָשִׂיםmy lifeנַפְשִׁיin my handבְּכַפִּיand have listenedוָאֶשְׁמַעto your wordsדְּבָרֶיךָthatאֲשֶׁרyou spokeדִּבַּרְתָּto me.אֵלָי
1 Samuel 28:21
Study it in the app“The woman came to Saul and saw that he was very terrified, and she said to him, “Look, your servant has listened to your voice; I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words that you spoke to me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:21, word by word
- The womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- cameתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- and sawתֵּרֶאtere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tere” appears- he was veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- terrifiedנִבְהַלnivhal
be dismayed
To be struck with dread, or frighten others.
Where else “nivhal” appears- and she saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- your servantשִׁפְחָתְshifchat
female slave, servant
Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.
Where else “shifchat” appears- has listenedשָׁמְעָהshama
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shama” appears- to your voiceקוֹלֶkole
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kole” appears- I have takenאָשִׂיםasim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “asim” appears- my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- in my handכַפִּchapi
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chapi” appears- to your wordsדְּבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears- you spokeדִּבַּרְתָּdibarta
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears
The context
20At once Saul fell full length on the ground and was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; there was also no strength in him, for he had not eaten bread all day and all night.
21 · This verse (above)
22Now then, please listen also yourself to the voice of your servant: let me set before you a morsel of bread; eat, so that there may be in you strength when you go on your way.”