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1 Samuel 28:3-9

3NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wasdeadH4191,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadlamentedH5594him,andburiedH6912himinRamahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,eveninhisowncityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.AndSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadputH4191awayH5493thosethathadfamiliar spirits,andthewizards,outofthelandמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.

4AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908themselvestogetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,andcameH935andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inShunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766:andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6908,andtheyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

5AndwhenSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sawH7200thehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,hewasafraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,andhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820trembledH2729greatly.

6AndwhenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredofJehovah,Jehovahansweredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himnot,neitherbydreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472,norbyUrimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224,norbyprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

7ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586untohisservantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650,Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245meawomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802thathathafamiliarspirit,thatImaygotoher,andinquireofher.Andhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidH559tohim,Behold,thereisawomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802thathathafamiliarspiritatEn-dorH5874.

8AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedH2664himself,andputH3847onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312raiment,andwentH935,heandtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menH376withhim,andtheycameH935tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:andhesaidH559,Divineקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080untome,Ipray thee,bythefamiliarspirit,andbringH935meupwhomsoeverIshallnameunto thee.

9Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untohim,Behold, thou knowestwhatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hathdone,howH4100hehathcutהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772offthosethathavefamiliarspirits,andthewizards,outofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: whereforethenlayest thouasnareformylifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315,tocausemetodieלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

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