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She took some flour, kneaded it and baked bread without yeast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The woman had been fattening a calf, so she hurried out and killed it. She took some flour, kneaded it into dough and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly killed it, and she took flour and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread of it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded <i>it</i>, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she hastened to kill it. And she took flour and kneaded <i>it,</i> and baked unleavened bread from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; then she took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread <i>from it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; and she took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; and she took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly sacrificed it; and she took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf in the house; she quickly killed it, and took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At once the woman killed a calf that she had been fattening up. She cooked part of the meat and baked some thin bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The woman immediately butchered a fattened calf that she owned. She took flour, kneaded it, and baked some unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The woman quickly killed a calf which she had been fattening. Then she took some flour, prepared it, and baked some bread without yeast. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now the woman had a well-fed calf at her home that she quickly slaughtered. Taking some flour, she kneaded bread and baked it without leaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the woman had a fat calf in the house: and she hasted and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the woman has a calf of the stall in the house, and she hurries and slaughters it, and takes flour, and kneads, and bakes it [into] unleavened things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to the woman a calf of the stall in the house; she will haste and sacrifice it, and take flour and knead and bake it unleavened.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she made haste and killed it: and taking meal kneaded it, and baked some unleavened bread, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she hurried and killed it. And taking meal, she kneaded it, and she baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The woman had a stall-fed calf in the house, which she now quickly slaughtered. Then taking flour, she kneaded it and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house. She quickly slaughtered it, and she took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste and killed it, and took flour and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the woman had a fattened calf in her house and she hurried to slaughter it, and she took flour and kneaded and baked unleavened bread<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the woman had a fat heifer in the house; and she hasted and slew it; and she took meal and kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/28-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=8509" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Saul and the Medium of Endor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Saul refused, saying, “I will not eat.” But his servants joined the woman in urging him, and he heeded their voice. He got up from the ground and sat on the bed. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·lā·’iš·šāh (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">The woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/4770.htm" title="4770: mar·bêq (N-ms) -- A stall. From an unused root meaning to tie up; a stall.">had a fattened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘ê·ḡel- (N-msc) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">calf</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">at her house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: wat·tə·ma·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">and she quickly</a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: wat·tiz·bā·ḥê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">slaughtered it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wat·tiq·qaḥ- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">She also took</a> <a href="/hebrew/7058.htm" title="7058: qe·maḥ (N-ms) -- Flour, meal. From an unused root probably meaning to grind; flour.">flour,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3888.htm" title="3888: wat·tā·lāš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To knead. A primitive root; to knead.">kneaded it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/644.htm" title="644: wat·tō·p̄ê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To bake. A primitive root; to cook, especially to bake.">and baked</a> <a href="/hebrew/4682.htm" title="4682: maṣ·ṣō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Unleavened bread or cake. ">unleavened bread.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. And that night they got up and left.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6-8</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.” / Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. / Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Judges 6:19</a></span><br />So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">1 Kings 17:12-15</a></span><br />But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, / for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">2 Kings 4:38-41</a></span><br />When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.” / One of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were. / And they poured it out for the men to eat, but when they tasted the stew they cried out, “There is death in the pot, O man of God!” And they could not eat it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-24.htm">1 Samuel 9:24</a></span><br />So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18</a></span><br />Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-11.htm">1 Samuel 30:11-12</a></span><br />Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat— / a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">2 Samuel 17:27-29</a></span><br />When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim. / They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, / honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-8</a></span><br />Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. / A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-17.htm">Matthew 14:17-21</a></span><br />“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. / “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said. / And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-34.htm">Matthew 15:34-38</a></span><br />“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” / And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. / Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-38.htm">Mark 6:38-44</a></span><br />“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” / Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. / So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-5.htm">Mark 8:5-9</a></span><br />“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied. / And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd. / They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hurried, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:</p><p class="hdg">a fat calf</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Genesis 18:7,8</a></b></br> And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave <i>it</i> unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23</a></b></br> And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill <i>it</i>; and let us eat, and be merry:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/26-26.htm">Bake</a> <a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Baked</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-15.htm">Baketh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-22.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">Butchered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-2.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-34.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Hasted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-11.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/hosea/7-4.htm">Kneaded</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Kneadeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-24.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-8.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-42.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-11.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-3.htm">Slaughtereth</a> <a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-6.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-20.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/judges/6-21.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Yeast</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Bake</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Baked</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-15.htm">Baketh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-32.htm">Butchered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-13.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Cow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">Haste</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">Hasted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-16.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-2.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Kneaded</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-8.htm">Kneadeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-25.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm">Once</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Slaughtereth</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-30.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-9.htm">Unleavened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Yeast</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-2.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">Achish puts confidence in David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Saul having destroyed the witches</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">and now in his fear forsaken of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">has recourse to a witch</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">who, encouraged by Saul, raises up Samuel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-15.htm">Saul hearing his ruin, faints</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">The woman and his servants refresh him with meat</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The presence of a fattened calf indicates the woman was prepared for hospitality, a valued cultural practice. This setting is significant as it contrasts with the dire situation Saul finds himself in, seeking guidance from a medium. The calf symbolizes abundance and provision, which Saul lacks spiritually.<p><b>and she quickly slaughtered it</b><br>The act of quickly slaughtering the calf demonstrates urgency and respect for Saul, despite the circumstances. In biblical times, slaughtering an animal was a labor-intensive process, indicating the woman's willingness to serve. This action reflects the cultural importance of hospitality and the seriousness of Saul's visit. It also highlights the contrast between the woman's physical provision and Saul's spiritual desperation.<p><b>She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread</b><br>Unleavened bread was a staple in ancient Israel, often associated with haste and necessity, as seen in the Passover narrative (<a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Exodus 12:39</a>). The use of unleavened bread here may symbolize the urgency of the situation and the simplicity of the meal, reflecting the somber context of Saul's visit to the medium. This act of preparing bread connects to the broader biblical theme of bread as sustenance and provision, seen in the manna provided in the wilderness (Exodus 16) and later in the New Testament as a type of Christ, the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman (Medium of Endor)</a></b><br>A medium living in Endor who Saul visits to summon the spirit of Samuel. She is known for her ability to communicate with the dead, which was against the law in Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, who, in desperation, seeks guidance from the medium after God has stopped answering him through prophets or dreams.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/endor.htm">Endor</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Issachar, where the medium resides. It becomes the setting for Saul's encounter with the supernatural.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fattened_calf.htm">The Fattened Calf</a></b><br>Represents hospitality and urgency. The woman uses it to prepare a meal for Saul, indicating the seriousness of the situation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/u/unleavened_bread.htm">Unleavened Bread</a></b><br>Symbolizes haste and simplicity, often associated with purity and the Passover, reflecting the urgency and solemnity of the moment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Saul's visit to the medium is a direct violation of God's law, illustrating the severe consequences of disobedience and the spiritual decline that follows when we turn away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desperation_without_god.htm">Desperation Without God</a></b><br>Saul's actions show the desperation that comes when we seek guidance outside of God's will. It serves as a warning to rely on God rather than turning to forbidden practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_and_urgency.htm">Hospitality and Urgency</a></b><br>The woman's preparation of the meal reflects the urgency of the situation. In our lives, we should be prepared to act swiftly in obedience to God's call, rather than in disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_unleavened_bread.htm">Symbolism of Unleavened Bread</a></b><br>The unleavened bread signifies purity and readiness. As Christians, we are called to live lives of purity and be ready to act according to God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_1_chron_27's_census_align.htm">How does 1 Chronicles 27's census reconcile with other conflicting census figures in the Bible (e.g., 2 Samuel 24)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_lawfully_eat_holy_bread.htm">How could David lawfully eat the consecrated bread reserved for priests (1 Samuel 21:4-6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_mediums_in_ancient_israel.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence confirming the existence of mediums in ancient Israel to support the story of 1 Samuel 28:7-9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_saul_chase_david_in_1_sam_26.htm">If Saul previously admitted David's righteousness in 1 Samuel 24, why is he chasing David again in 1 Samuel 26?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Unleavened bread.</span>--There was no time to be lost; so she did not wait to leaven the dough, but at once baked it, and set it before the king.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/28-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The woman</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָאִשָּׁ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had a fattened</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְבֵּק֙</span> <span class="translit">(mar·bêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4770.htm">Strong's 4770: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">calf</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵֽגֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḡel-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, calf, one nearly grown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at her house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(bab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she quickly</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּמַהֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ma·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slaughtered it.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiz·bā·ḥê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">She also took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקַּח־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·qaḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flour,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֣מַח</span> <span class="translit">(qe·maḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7058.htm">Strong's 7058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flour, meal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kneaded it,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּ֔לָשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·lāš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3888.htm">Strong's 3888: </a> </span><span class="str2">To knead</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and baked</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּפֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·p̄ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_644.htm">Strong's 644: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cook, to bake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unleavened bread.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4682.htm">Strong's 4682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 28:24 The woman had a fattened calf (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/28-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>