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.
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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.
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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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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;
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 28:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 15:23 Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat, and celebrate;
- Genesis 18:7-8 Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it. He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Because it required haste.
Because it required haste.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 28:24 And the woman had a fat calf…
1Sa 28:24 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:
Ver. 24. And she hasted, and killed it.] That he might go safe out of her house, and she not be questioned for his death, as she might have been if he had there swooned quite away. Josephus highly commendeth her for this her courtesy to Saul: as also he doth him for his valour in dying in defence of his country. But so did the Decii, Curtii, and other Romans of old: and so do those Turkish desperadoes the Spahyes at this day.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not having time to leaven it.
Not having time to leaven it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the woman had a fat calf in the…
And the woman had a fat calf in the house,.... This was reckoned a very dainty dish in those countries, and fit for any guests, see Gen 18:7; Josephus says (l), she vouchsafed to feed and take care of it in her house, and it was very familiar with her; and he highly commends the liberality of the woman, and as worthy of imitation:
and she hasted and killed it; and dressed it in some way or another, and which in those times was done speedily:
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and took flour and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread therewith; which was soonest made, she not having time to leaven it.
(l) Antiqu. l. 6. c. 14. sect. 3. 4.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Unleavened - Not having time to leaven it.
Unleavened - Not having time to leaven it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 24. The woman had a fat calf] The…
Verse 24. The woman had a fat calf] The ancients used great despatch in their cookery. In hot countries they could not keep flesh meat by them any length of time; hence they generally kept young animals, such as calves, lambs, and kids, ready for slaughter; and when there was occasion, one of them was killed, and dressed immediately.
Unleavened bread] There was not time to bake leavened bread; that would have taken considerable time, in order that the leaven might leaven the whole lump.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Calf, destined for a victim or feast, Luke xv.…
Calf, destined for a victim or feast, Luke xv. 23., and Proverbs xv. 17. (Calmet) --- The generosity of this woman deserves commendation. (Josephus, [Antiquities?] vi. 15.) (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the woman had a fat calf . . .…
the woman had a fat calf . . . and she hasted, and killed it, &c.--(See on Gen 18:1-8).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. A fat calf in the house — At…
24. A fat calf in the house — At this day cattle are kept stalled in the caves of Endor. Dr. Thomson saw little calves at the mouths of these caves, where they were kept while their mothers were at pasture.
She hasted, and killed it — “With the Bedouin it is nearly universal to cook the meat immediately after it is butchered, and to bake fresh bread for every meal.… A sheep or a calf will be brought and killed before you, thrust instanter into the great caldron, which stands ready on the fire to receive it, and, ere you are aware, it will reappear on the great copper tray, with a bushel of burgul, (cracked wheat,) or a hill of boiled rice and leben… It seems that this killing, cooking, and eating in rapid succession is a very old custom. Abraham, and Manoah, and many others, besides the witch of Endor, were expert in getting up such impromptu feasts; and our Saviour has given it a proverbial expression in the fatted calf of the prodigal son.” — The Land and the Book; vol. ii, p. 162.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. And the woman, &c.] Meals are rapidly prepared…
24. And the woman, &c.] Meals are rapidly prepared in the East. “With the Bedawin it is nearly universal to cook the meat immediately after it is butchered, and to bake fresh bread for every meal.” The Land and the Book, p. 446. Cp. Gen_18:6 ff.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Unleavened bread.—There was no time to be lost;…
(24) Unleavened bread.—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.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 fatted calf
fatted calf
a calf that has been grown and fed to be available for a special feast
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she ... kneaded it
She mixed flour and oil, working and rolling the mixture thoroughly with her hands to produce dough for baking.
translationWords
cow
unleavened bread
Saul (OT)
servant
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 28:24 fattening a calf . . . dough .…
28:24 fattening a calf . . . dough . . . bread: This meal was a major undertaking, a model of hospitality (cp. Gen 18:5-7). This meal the medium shared with Saul recalls the fine meal Samuel had shared with Saul (1 Sam 9:22-24) before he anointed Saul as king. That meal with God’s prophet marked the beginning of Saul’s kingship. This meal with a condemned spiritist came shortly before his death.
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