1 Samuel 28
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- 1And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, `Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.'
- וַֽיְהִי֙
- בַּיָּמִ֣ים
- הָהֵ֔ם
- וַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּ
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙
- לַצָּבָ֔א
- לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם
- בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- אָכִישׁ֙
- אָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishAchishH0397
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- דָּוִ֔ד
- דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
- יָדֹ֣עַ
- יָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'certainly <to know>H3045
- תֵּדַ֗ע
- תֵּדַ֗עte.Da'you will knowH3045
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkithatH3588A
- אִתִּי֙
- תֵּצֵ֣א
- תֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'you will go outH3318G
- בַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה
- אַתָּ֖ה
- אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- וַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃
- 2And David saith unto Achish, `Therefore -- thou dost know that which thy servant dost do.' And Achish saith unto David, `Therefore -- keeper of my head I do appoint thee all the days.'
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- דָּוִד֙
- דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אָכִ֔ישׁ
- אָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH0397
- לָכֵן֙
- אַתָּ֣ה
- אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- תֵדַ֔ע
- תֵדַ֔עte.Da'you will knowH3045
- אֵ֥ת
- אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[that] whichH0834A
- יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה
- יַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.Sehhe will doH6213A
- עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- אָכִישׁ֙
- אָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishAchishH0397
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- דָּוִ֔ד
- דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
- לָכֵ֗ן
- שֹׁמֵ֧ר
- שֹׁמֵ֧רsho.Mera watchmanH8104H
- לְרֹאשִׁ֛י
- אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַיָּמִֽים׃
- 3And Samuel hath died, and all Israel mourn for him, and bury him in Ramah, even in his city, and Saul hath turned aside those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
- 4And the Philistines are gathered, and come in, and encamp in Shunem, and Saul gathereth all Israel, and they encamp in Gilboa,
- 5and Saul seeth the camp of the Philistines, and feareth, and his heart trembleth greatly,
- 6and Saul asketh at Jehovah, and Jehovah hath not answered him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
- 7And Saul saith to his servants, `Seek for me a woman possessing a familiar spirit, and I go unto her, and inquire of her;' and his servants say unto him, `Lo, a woman possessing a familiar spirit in En-dor.'
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- שָׁא֜וּל
- שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- לַעֲבָדָ֗יו
- בַּקְּשׁוּ־
- בַּקְּשׁוּba.ke.shu-seekH1245
- לִי֙
- אֵ֣שֶׁת
- אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.sheta womanH0802G
- בַּעֲלַת־
- בַּעֲלַתba.'a.lat-[the] owner ofH1172
- א֔וֹב
- א֔וֹב'ovnecromancyH0178
- וְאֵלְכָ֥ה
- אֵלֶ֖יהָ
- וְאֶדְרְשָׁה־
- בָּ֑הּ
- וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
- עֲבָדָיו֙
- אֵלָ֔יו
- הִנֵּ֛ה
- הִנֵּ֛הhi.Nehthere!H2009
- אֵ֥שֶׁת
- אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.sheta woman ofH0802G
- בַּֽעֲלַת־
- בַּֽעֲלַתba.'a.lat-an owner ofH1172
- א֖וֹב
- א֖וֹב'ovnecromancyH0178
- בְּעֵ֥ין
- דּֽוֹר׃
- דּֽוֹרDor-dorH5874
- 8And Saul disguiseth himself and putteth on other garments, and goeth, he and two of the men with him, and they come in unto the woman by night, and he saith, `Divine, I pray thee, to me by the familiar spirit, and cause to come up to me him whom I say unto thee.'
- וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ
- שָׁא֗וּל
- שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- וַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙
- בְּגָדִ֣ים
- בְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimgarmentsH0899B
- אֲחֵרִ֔ים
- אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH0312
- וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
- ה֗וּא
- ה֗וּאHu'heH1931
- וּשְׁנֵ֤י
- אֲנָשִׁים֙
- אֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimmenH0582
- עִמּ֔וֹ
- וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
- לָ֑יְלָה
- לָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahnightH3915
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- קָֽסֳמִיQere, written (Ketiv): קָסוֹמִי
- קָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-divineH7080
- נָ֥א
- נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
- לִי֙
- בָּא֔וֹב
- וְהַ֣עֲלִי
- לִ֔י
- אֵ֥ת
- אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[the one] whomH0834A
- אֹמַ֖ר
- אֹמַ֖ר'o.MarI will sayH0559
- אֵלָֽיִךְ׃
- 9And the woman saith unto him, `Lo, thou hast known that which Saul hath done, that he hath cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why art thou laying a snare for my soul -- to put me to death?'
- וַתֹּ֨אמֶר
- הָֽאִשָּׁ֜ה
- אֵלָ֗יו
- הִנֵּ֨ה
- הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- אַתָּ֤ה
- אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙
- יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.tayou knowH3045
- אֵ֣ת
- אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[that] whichH0834A
- עָשָׂ֣ה
- עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe has doneH6213A
- שָׁא֔וּל
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- הִכְרִ֛ית
- הִכְרִ֛יתhikh.Rithe has cut offH3772I
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָאֹב֥וֹת
- וְאֶת־
- הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הָאָ֑רֶץ
- וְלָמָ֥ה
- אַתָּ֛ה
- אַתָּ֛ה'a.Tah[are] youH0859A
- מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ
- מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.Keshsetting trapsH5367
- בְּנַפְשִׁ֖י
- לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃
- 10And Saul sweareth to her by Jehovah, saying, `Jehovah liveth, punishment doth not meet thee for this thing.'
- 11And the woman saith, `Whom do I bring up to thee?' and he saith, `Samuel -- bring up to me.'
- 12And the woman seeth Samuel, and crieth with a loud voice, and the woman speaketh unto Saul, saying, `Why hast thou deceived me -- and thou Saul?'
- 13And the king saith to her, `Do not fear; for what hast thou seen?' and the woman saith unto Saul, `Gods I have seen coming up out of the earth.'
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- לָ֥הּ
- הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּֽירְאִ֖י
- תִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'Iyou fearH3372G
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- מָ֣ה
- מָ֣הmahwhat?H4100
- רָאִ֑ית
- רָאִ֑יתra.'Ithave you seenH7200G
- וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
- הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- שָׁא֔וּל
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- אֱלֹהִ֣ים
- אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH0430J
- רָאִ֖יתִי
- רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200G
- עֹלִ֥ים
- עֹלִ֥ים'o.Limcoming upH5927G
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- 14And he saith to her, `What `is' his form?' and she saith, `An aged man is coming up, and he `is' covered with an upper robe;' and Saul knoweth that he `is' Samuel, and boweth -- face to thee earth -- and doth obeisance.
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- לָהּ֙
- מַֽה־
- מַֽהmah-what?H4100
- תָּאֳר֔וֹ
- וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
- אִ֤ישׁ
- אִ֤ישׁ'isha manH0376G
- זָקֵן֙
- זָקֵן֙za.KenoldH2205H
- עֹלֶ֔ה
- עֹלֶ֔ה'o.Leh[is] coming upH5927G
- וְה֥וּא
- עֹטֶ֖ה
- עֹטֶ֖ה'o.Teh[is] wrappedH5844A
- מְעִ֑יל
- מְעִ֑ילme.'Ila robeH4598
- וַיֵּ֤דַע
- שָׁאוּל֙
- שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586G
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל
- שְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'El[was] SamuelH8050G
- ה֔וּא
- ה֔וּאHu'itH1931
- וַיִּקֹּ֥ד
- אַפַּ֛יִם
- אַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimfaceH0639I
- אַ֖רְצָה
- וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃
- 15And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?' And Saul saith, `I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.'
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- שְׁמוּאֵל֙
- שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuelH8050G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- שָׁא֔וּל
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- לָ֥מָּה
- הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִי
- לְהַעֲל֣וֹת
- אֹתִ֑י
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- שָׁ֠אוּל
- שָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulSaulH7586G
- צַר־
- צַרtzar-it is distressH6887B
- לִ֨י
- מְאֹ֜ד
- מְאֹ֜דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
- וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀
- נִלְחָמִ֣ים
- נִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.Mim[are] fightingH3898A
- בִּ֗י
- וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים
- סָ֤ר
- סָ֤רsarhe has turned asideH5493H
- מֵֽעָלַי֙
- וְלֹֽא־
- עָנָ֣נִי
- ע֗וֹד
- ע֗וֹדodyetH5750
- גַּ֤ם
- גַּ֤םgamneitherH1571
- בְּיַֽד־
- הַנְּבִיאִם֙
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-norH1571
- בַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹת
- וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה
- לְךָ֔
- לְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִי
- מָ֥ה
- מָ֥הmahwhat?H4100
- אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃
- אֶעֱשֶֽׂה'e.'e.Sehwill I doH6213A
- 16And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?
- 17And Jehovah doth for Himself as He hath spoken by my hand, and Jehovah rendeth the kingdom out of thy hand, and giveth it to thy neighbour -- to David.
- 18Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, nor didst the fierceness of His anger on Amalek -- therefore this thing hath Jehovah done to thee this day;
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙
- שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.tayou listenedH8085H
- בְּק֣וֹל
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְלֹֽא־
- עָשִׂ֥יתָ
- עָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.tayou executedH6213A
- חֲרוֹן־
- חֲרוֹןcha.ron-[the] burning ofH2740
- אַפּ֖וֹ
- בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק
- עַל־
- עַל'al-there-H5921A
- כֵּן֙
- כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651C
- הַדָּבָ֣ר
- הַזֶּ֔ה
- עָשָֽׂה־
- עָשָֽׂה'a.sah-he has doneH6213A
- לְךָ֥
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הַיּ֥וֹם
- הַזֶּֽה׃
- 19yea, Jehovah giveth also Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow thou and thy sons `are' with me; also the camp of Israel doth Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.'
- וְיִתֵּ֣ן
- יְ֠הוָה
- יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- גַּ֣ם
- גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- עִמְּךָ֙
- בְּיַד־
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וּמָחָ֕ר
- אַתָּ֥ה
- אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- וּבָנֶ֖יךָ
- עִמִּ֑י
- גַּ֚ם
- גַּ֚םgamalsoH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מַחֲנֵ֣ה
- מַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.Neh[the] camp ofH4264
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- יִתֵּ֥ן
- יִתֵּ֥ןyi.Tenhe will giveH5414G
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּיַד־
- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽיםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- 20And Saul hasteth and falleth -- the fulness of his stature -- to the earth, and feareth greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the night.
- וַיְמַהֵ֣ר
- שָׁא֗וּל
- שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- וַיִּפֹּ֤ל
- מְלֹא־
- מְלֹאme.lo'-[the] fullness ofH4393
- קֽוֹמָתוֹ֙
- אַ֔רְצָה
- וַיִּרָ֥א
- מְאֹ֖ד
- מְאֹ֖דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
- מִדִּבְרֵ֣י
- שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל
- שְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050G
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- כֹּ֙חַ֙
- כֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achstrengthH3581B
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- הָ֣יָה
- הָ֣יָהHa.yahit wasH1961
- ב֔וֹ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- לֹ֤א
- לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
- אָכַל֙
- אָכַל֙'a.Khalhe had eatenH0398
- לֶ֔חֶם
- לֶ֔חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899G
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַיּ֖וֹם
- וְכָל־
- הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
- 21And the woman cometh in unto Saul, and seeth that he hath been greatly troubled, and saith unto him, `Lo, thy maid-servant hath hearkened to thy voice, and I put my soul in my hand, and I obey thy words which thou hast spoken unto me;
- וַתָּב֤וֹא
- הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- שָׁא֔וּל
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- וַתֵּ֖רֶא
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- נִבְהַ֣ל
- נִבְהַ֣לniv.Halhe was terrifiedH0926
- מְאֹ֑ד
- מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
- וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
- אֵלָ֗יו
- הִנֵּ֨ה
- הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- שָׁמְעָ֤ה
- שָׁמְעָ֤הsha.me.'Ahshe has listenedH8085H
- שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙
- בְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָ
- וָאָשִׂ֤ים
- נַפְשִׁי֙
- בְּכַפִּ֔י
- וָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ
- דִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou have spokenH1696G
- אֵלָֽי׃
- 22and now, hearken, I pray thee, also thou, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and I set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and there is in thee power when thou goest in the way.'
- וְעַתָּ֗ה
- שְׁמַֽע־
- שְׁמַֽעshe.ma'-listenH8085H
- נָ֤א
- נָ֤אna'pleaseH4994
- גַם־
- גַםgam-alsoH1571
- אַתָּה֙
- אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH0859A
- בְּק֣וֹל
- שִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָ
- וְאָשִׂ֧מָה
- לְפָנֶ֛יךָ
- פַּת־
- פַּתpat-a piece ofH6595A
- לֶ֖חֶם
- לֶ֖חֶםLe.chembreadH3899H
- וֶאֱכ֑וֹל
- וִיהִ֤י
- בְךָ֙
- כֹּ֔חַ
- כֹּ֔חַKo.achstrengthH3581B
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- תֵלֵ֖ךְ
- תֵלֵ֖ךְte.Lekhyou will goH1980G
- בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃
- 23And he refuseth, and saith, `I do not eat;' and his servants urge on him, and also the woman, and he hearkeneth to their voice, and riseth from the earth, and sitteth on the bed.
- 24And 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,
- 25and bringeth nigh before Saul, and before his servants, and they eat, and rise, and go on, during that night.
- וַתַּגֵּ֧שׁ
- לִפְנֵֽי־
- שָׁא֛וּל
- שָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- וְלִפְנֵ֥י
- עֲבָדָ֖יו
- וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ
- וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ
- וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
- בַּלַּ֥יְלָה
- הַהֽוּא׃
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