She brought itוַתַּגֵּשׁbeforeלִפְנֵיSaulשָׁאוּלand beforeוְלִפְנֵיhis servants,עֲבָדָיוand they ate;וַיֹּאכֵלוּthen they aroseוַיָּקֻמוּand went awayוַיֵּלְכוּthatבַּ הַהוּאnight.לַּיְלָה
1 Samuel 28:25
Study it in the app“She brought it before Saul and before his servants, and they ate; then they arose and went away that night.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:25, word by word
- She brought itתַּגֵּשׁtagesh
bring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “tagesh” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- and they ateיֹּאכֵלוּyochelu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochelu” appears- then they aroseיָּקֻמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- and went awayיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- nightלַּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears
The context
24The 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.
25 · This verse (above)