1 Samuel 28:21
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
And the woman {H802} came {H935} unto Saul {H7586}, and saw {H7200} that he was sore {H3966} troubled {H926}, and said {H559} unto him, Behold, thine handmaid {H8198} hath obeyed {H8085} thy voice {H6963}, and I have put {H7760} my life {H5315} in my hand {H3709}, and have hearkened {H8085} unto thy words {H1697} which thou spakest {H1696} unto me.
The woman approached Sha'ul, saw that he was panic-stricken and said to him, "Here, your servant listened to what you said; I put my life in my hands and did what you requested me to do.
When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, βLook, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
Cross-References
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Judges 12:3 (5 votes)
And when I saw that ye delivered [me] not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? -
1 Samuel 19:5 (4 votes)
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest [it], and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? -
Job 13:14 (4 votes)
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Commentary
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