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1 Samuel 28:7-19

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?

10AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586swaretoherbyJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,AsJehovahliveth,thereshallnopunishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771happentotheeforthisthingH1697.

11ThensaidH559thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,WhomshallIbringאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927upunto thee?AndhesaidH559,Bringהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927meupSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050.

12Andwhenthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawH7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,shecriedH2199withaloudvoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963;andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802spaketoSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedme?forthou artSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

13Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoher,BenotafraidH3372:forwhatseest thou?Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,IseeH7200agodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430comingH5927upoutoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14AndhesaidH559untoher,WhatformH8389isheof?AndshesaidH559,Anoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376comethup;andheiscoveredwitharobeמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598.AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586perceivedthatitwasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,andhebowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812withhisfaceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639tothegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,anddidobeisance.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,WhyH4100hast thou disquietedme,tobringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927meup?AndSaulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586answered,Iamsore distressed;forthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430makeH6213waragainstme,andGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430isdepartedH5493fromme,andanswerethmenomore,neitherbyprophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,norbydreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472:thereforeIhavecalledH7121thee,thatthou mayestmakeH6213knownH3045untomewhatIshalldo.

16AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559, Whereforethendost thouaskתִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִיtish.'a.Le.niH7592ofme, seeingJehovahisdepartedH5493fromthee,andisbecomeוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961thineadversary?

17AndJehovahhathdoneunto thee,ashespakebyme:andJehovahhath rentthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467outofthyhandH3027,andgivenH5414ittothyneighborלְרֵעֲךָ֥le.re.'a.KhaH7453,eventoDavidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18Becausethou obeyedstnotthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,anddidstnotexecutehisfiercewrathuponAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002,thereforeH3651hathJehovahdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto theethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

19MoreoverJehovahwilldeliverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571withtheeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andto-morrow shalt thouandthysonsוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121bewithme:JehovahwilldeliverthehostofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

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