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1 Samuel 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:

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וְלָאִשָּׁ֤הvelaishahand to eachאִשָּׁהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and to each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.עֵֽגֶלegelcalfעֵגֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “calf”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5695a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)bullock, calf.מַרְבֵּק֙marbeqstallמַרְבֵּקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “stall”, the ordinary formH4770a stall (for cattle)[idiom] fat(-ted), stall.בַּבַּ֔יִתbabayitin familyבַּיִתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וַתְּמַהֵ֖רvatmaherand be carried headlongמָהַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be carried headlong”, the next action in the storyH4116properly, 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, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…וַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּvatizbachehvand sacrificeזָבַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and sacrifice”, the next action in the storyH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.וַתִּקַּחvatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.קֶ֣מַחqemachflourקֶמַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flour”, the ordinary formH7058flourflour, meal.וַתָּ֔לָשׁvatalashand kneadלוּשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and knead”, the next action in the storyH3888to kneadknead.וַתֹּפֵ֖הוּvatofehvand bakeאָפָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bake”, the next action in the storyH644to cook, especially to bakebake(-r, (-meats)).מַצּֽוֹתmatsotunleavedמַצָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “unleaved”, the ordinary formH4682properly, 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)unleaved (bread, cake), without leaven.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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 thereof;

Douay-Rheims

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,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τῇ γυναικὶ ἦν δάμαλις νομὰς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ· καὶ ἔσπευσε καὶ ἔθυσεν αὐτήν· καὶ ἔλαβεν ἄλευρα καὶ ἐφύρασε, καὶ ἔπεψεν ἄζυμα,