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The woman hadוְלָאִשָּׁהa fattenedמַרְבֵּקcalfעֵגֶלin the house,בַּבַּיִתand she hurriedוַתְּמַהֵרand sacrificed it;וַתִּזְבָּחֵהוּshe tookוַתִּקַּחflour,קֶמַחkneaded it,וַתָּלָשׁand bakedוַתֹּפֵitהוּinto unleavened bread.מַצּוֹת
1 Samuel 28:24
Study it in the app“The woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she hurried and sacrificed it; she took flour, kneaded it, and baked it into unleavened bread.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:24, word by word
- The woman hadאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- a fattenedמַרְבֵּקmarbek
stall
Stall where cattle are fattened; "calf of the stall" is the fattened calf, kept for a special meal.
Where else “marbek” appears- calfעֵגֶלegel
calf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “egel” appears- in the houseבַּיִתbayit
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayit” appears- and she hurriedתְּמַהֵרtemaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “temaher” appears- and sacrificed itתִּזְבָּחֵtizbache
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “tizbache” appears- she tookתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- flourקֶמַחkemach
flour
Flour.
Where else “kemach” appears- kneaded itתָּלָשׁtalash
knead
Knead.
Where else “talash” appears- and bakedתֹּפֵtofe
bake
Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".
Where else “tofe” appears- into unleavened breadמַצּוֹתmatsot
unleavened bread
Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.
Where else “matsot” appears
Translation note
“Sacrificed it”: the Hebrew verb is also used for killing an animal for food, without an altar (Deuteronomy 12:15, 21).
The context
23He refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, and the woman too, urged him, and he listened to their voice; he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.
24 · This verse (above)
25She brought it before Saul and before his servants, and they ate; then they arose and went away that night.