KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the woman” | וְלָֽאִשָּׁ֤ה | A woman | woman |
| “had a fat” | מַרְבֵּק֙ | A stall (for cattle) | fat |
| “calf” | עֵֽגֶל | A (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e., a steer) | calf |
| “in the house;” | בַּבַּ֔יִת | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “and she hasted,” | וַתְּמַהֵ֖ר | Properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e., (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly | hasted |
| “and killed” | וַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּ | To slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) | killed |
| “it, and took” | וַתִּקַּח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | took |
| “flour,” | קֶ֣מַח | Flour | flour |
| “and kneaded” | וַתָּ֔לָשׁ | To knead | kneaded |
| “it,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “and did bake” | וַתֹּפֵ֖הוּ | To cook, especially to bake | did bake |
| “unleavened bread” | מַצּֽוֹת׃ | Properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used) | unleavened bread |
| “thereof:” | מַצּֽוֹת׃ | Properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used) | thereof |
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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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