KJV King James Version
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
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1 Samuel 28:24
And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.
WEB World English Bible
The woman had a fattened calf in the house. She hurried and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.
ASV American Standard Version
And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the woman hath a calf of the stall in the house, and she hasteth and slaughtereth it, and taketh flour, and kneadeth, and baketh it unleavened things,
Surrounding 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.
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.
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.
24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
25 And she brought [it] before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
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וְלָאִשָּׁ֤הH802 · ish.shahwomanעֵֽגֶל־H5695 · e.gelcalfמַרְבֵּק֙H4770 · mar.beqstallבַּבַּ֔יִתH1004 · betplaceוַתְּמַהֵ֖רH4116 · ma.harto hastenוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּH2076 · za.vachto sacrificeוַתִּקַּח־H3947 · la.qachto take: takeקֶ֣מַחH7058 · qe.machflourוַתָּ֔לָשׁH3888 · lushto kneadוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּH644 · a.phahto bakeמַצּֽוֹת׃H4682 · mats.tsahunleavened bread
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