Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6965 [e] וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ way-yā-qu-mū So arose [and went] Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 2205 [e] זִקְנֵ֤י ziq-nê the elders Adj-mpc 1004 [e] בֵיתוֹ֙ ḇê-ṯōw of his house N-msc | 3ms 5921 [e] עָלָ֔יו ‘ā-lāw, to him Prep | 3ms 6965 [e] לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ la-hă-qî-mōw to raise him up Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf | 3ms 4480 [e] מִן־ min- from Prep 776 [e] הָאָ֑רֶץ hā-’ā-reṣ; the ground Art | N-fs 3808 [e] וְלֹ֣א wə-lō but not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 14 [e] אָבָ֔ה ’ā-ḇāh, he would V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3808 [e] וְלֹֽא־ wə-lō- nor Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 1254 [e] בָרָ֥א ḇā-rā did he eat V-Qal-Perf-3ms 854 [e] אִתָּ֖ם ’it-tām with them Prep | 3mp 3899 [e] לָֽחֶם׃ lā-ḥem. food N-ms

New American Standard Bible
The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.

King James Bible
And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The elders of his house stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

the elders

2 Samuel 3:35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it …

1 Samuel 28:23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together …

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