1 Samuel 28:20
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Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
In other translations
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
Hebrew words
וַיְמַהֵרvaymaherand he made hasteH4116שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וַיִּפֹּלvaiyipoland he fellH5307מְלֹא־melo'-[the] fullness ofH4393קוֹמָתוֹkomatostature hisH6967אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776וַיִּרָאvaiyira'and he was afraidH3372מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966מִדִּבְרֵיmidivreifrom [the] words ofH1697שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050גַּם־gam-alsoH1571כֹּחַkoachstrengthH3581לֹא־lo'-notH3808הָיָהhayahit wasH1961בוֹvoin <the> himכִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808אָכַל'akhalhe had eatenH398לֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899כָּל־kol-allH3605הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117וְכָל־vekholand allH3605הַלָּיְלָה׃halayelahthe nightH3915
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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