1 Samuel 28:23
New English Translation
23 But he refused, saying, “I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged[a] him to eat, so he gave in.[b] He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.
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- 1 Samuel 28:23 tc The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading וַיִּפְצְרוּ (vayyiftseru, “and they pressed”; from the root פָּצַר, patsar) rather than the MT’s וַיִּפְרְצוּ (vayyifretsu, “and they broke forth”; from the root פָּרַץ, parats).
- 1 Samuel 28:23 tn Heb “he listened to their voice.”
1 Samuel 28:23
King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 28:23
New King James Version
23 But he refused and said, “I will not eat.”
So his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he heeded their voice. Then he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.
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