Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageBut while Saul was still talking to the priest, the chaos in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul told the priest, 'Withdraw your hand.'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GBut while Sha'ul was still speaking to the priest, the tumult in the P'lishtim camp grew louder and louder. So Sha'ul said to the priest, 'Draw back your hand.'
KJV
King James VersionAnd it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleWhile Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
Footnotes
Draw back your hand' signals that Sha'ul aborted the priestly consultation mid-process. The verb *esoph* ('withdraw/gather back') suggests Achiyah's hand was extended over the ephod or lot-casting mechanism. Sha'ul's pattern is already visible: he initiates divine inquiry, then overrides it with his own read of the moment—a small gesture with large implications for the kind of king he is becoming.