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1 Samuel 28:22
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KJ21
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.”
ASV
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
AMP
So now, please listen to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you, and eat, so that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
AMPC
So now, I pray you, listen also to the voice of your handmaid and let me set a morsel of food before you, and eat, so you may have strength when you go on your way.
BRG
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.
CSB
Now please listen to your servant. Let me set some food in front of you. Eat and it will give you strength so you can go on your way.”
CSBA
Now please listen to your servant. Let me set some food in front of you. Eat and it will give you strength so you can go on your way.’
CEB
Now it’s your turn to listen to me, your servant. Let me give you a bit of food. Eat it, then you’ll have the strength to go on your way.”
CJB
Now therefore, please, you listen to what your servant says: let me put a little food in front of you; then eat, so you will have some strength when you go on your way.”
CEV
Now please listen to me. Let me get you a little something to eat. It will give you strength for your walk back to camp.”
DARBY
And now, I pray thee, hearken thou also to the voice of thy bondmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way.
DRA
Now therefore hear thou also the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set before thee a morsel of bread, that thou mayest eat and recover strength, and be able to go on thy journey.
ERV
Please, listen to me. You need to eat. Let me get you some food. Then you will have enough strength to go on your way.”
EASY
Please listen to me now. I will give you some food to eat. Then you will be strong enough to travel back.’
EHV
Now please listen to your servant, and allow me to set some food in front of you. Eat, so that you will have strength when you go on your way.”
ESV
Now therefore, you also obey your servant. Let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
ESVUK
Now therefore, you also obey your servant. Let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
EXB
Now please also listen to me. Let me give you some ·food [bread] so you may eat and have enough strength to go on your way.”
GNV
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee, that thou mayest eat and get thee strength, and go on thy journey.
GW
Now please listen to me. I will serve you something to eat. Eat it so that you will have strength when you leave.”
GNT
Now please do what I ask. Let me fix you some food. You must eat so that you will be strong enough to travel.”
HCSB
Now please listen to your servant. Let me set some food in front of you. Eat and it will give you strength so you can go on your way.”
ICB
Now please listen to me. Let me give you some food. Then you may eat and have enough strength to go on your way.”
ISV
Now, please listen to your servant. I’ll put a piece of bread before you so you can eat and have strength to go on your way.”
JUB
Now, therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou may have strength, and go on thy way.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
So now also, please listen to the voice of your servant-woman, and let me set a piece of bread before you that you may eat and have strength when you go on your way.”
LEB
So then, you also please listen to the voice of your female servant, and let me set before you a morsel of bread, and you eat so that you will have strength in you when you go on your way.”
TLB
Now do what I say, and let me give you something to eat so you’ll regain your strength for the trip back.”
MSG
Saul dropped to the ground, felled like a tree, terrified by Samuel’s words. There wasn’t an ounce of strength left in him—he’d eaten nothing all day and all night. The woman, realizing that he was in deep shock, said to him, “Listen to me. I did what you asked me to do, put my life in your hands in doing it, carried out your instructions to the letter. It’s your turn to do what I tell you: Let me give you some food. Eat it. It will give you strength so you can get on your way.”
MEV
Now therefore you also, please obey the voice of your maidservant and let me set before you a piece of bread, and eat so that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
NOG
Now please listen to me. I will serve you something to eat. Eat it so that you will have strength when you leave.”
NABRE
Now you, in turn, please listen to your maidservant. Let me set out a bit of food for you to eat, so that you are strong enough to go on your way.”
NASB
So now you too, please listen to the voice of your servant, and let me serve you a piece of bread, and eat it, so that you will have strength when you go on your way.”
NASB1995
So now also, please listen to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you that you may eat and have strength when you go on your way.”
NCB
Therefore, please heed the voice of your handmaid. Let me give you something to eat, and then you will have the strength to go on your way.”
NCV
Now please listen to me. Let me give you some food so you may eat and have enough strength to go on your way.”
NET
Now it’s your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way.”
NIRV
So please listen to me. Let me give you some food. Eat it. Then you will have the strength to go on your way.”
NIV
Now please listen to your servant and let me give you some food so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”
NIVUK
Now please listen to your servant and let me give you some food so that you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.’
NKJV
Now therefore, please, heed also the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
NLV
So now I beg you, let me give you a piece of bread. Eat, so you may have strength when you go on your way.”
NLT
Now do what I say, and let me give you a little something to eat so you can regain your strength for the trip back.”
NRSVA
Now therefore, you also listen to your servant; let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.’
NRSVACE
Now therefore, you also listen to your servant; let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.’
NRSVCE
Now therefore, you also listen to your servant; let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
NRSVUE
Now, therefore, you also listen to your servant; let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
OJB
Now therefore, shema (pay heed) thou now also unto the voice of thine shifcha, and let me set some lechem before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have ko’ach, when thou goest on thy derech.
RGT
“Now, therefore, you please also listen to the voice of your handmaid and let me set a morsel of bread before you, so that you may eat and strengthen yourself and go on your journey.”
RSV
Now therefore, you also hearken to your handmaid; let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
RSVCE
Now therefore, you also hearken to your handmaid; let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
TLV
Please you too listen to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a morsel of bread before you, so you can eat and have strength to go on your way.”
VOICE
Now, please, listen to your servant. Have something to eat before you go. Eat what I offer you, so you can leave with some strength.
WEB
Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your servant, and let me set a morsel of bread before you. Eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”
WYC
And now therefore thou hear the voice of thine handmaid, and I shall set a morsel of bread before thee, and that thou eating wax strong, and mayest do thy journey. (And so now listen thou to the voice of thy servantess, for I shall set a morsel of food before thee, and once that thou hast eaten it, thou shalt grow strong, and then thou shalt go forth on thy journey.)
YLT
and now, hearken, I pray thee, also thou, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and I set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and there is in thee power when thou goest in the way.'
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