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1 Samuel 28:23
New English Translation
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
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 International Version
1 Samuel 28:23
New International Version
23 He refused(A) and said, “I will not eat.”
But his men joined the woman in urging him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the couch.
1 Samuel 28:23
New King James Version
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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