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1 Samuel 28

1Nowוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908their forcesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264for warfareלַצָּבָ֔א לְהִלָּחֵ֖םla.tza.Va' le.hi.la.ChemH6635H3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.So Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “You must understandH3045thatכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and your menוַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃va.'a.na.Shei.khaH582are to go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318to battleבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הva.ma.cha.NehH4264with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854.”
2Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “Thenלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859will come to knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650can doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213.” “Very wellלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732. “I will make youאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760כָּל־kol-H3605my bodyguardשֹׁמֵ֧ר לְרֹאשִׁ֛יsho.Mer le.ro.ShiH8104H7218for lifeהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.”
3Now by this time Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050had diedמֵ֔תMetH4191,and allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had mournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for himand buried himוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912in Ramahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,his own cityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.And Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had removedהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493the mediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049from the landמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.
4The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖אוּfe.lish.Tim vai.ya.Vo.'uH6430H935gathered togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Shunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766,while Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Gilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.
5When Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264,heלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820was afraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729violentlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
6He inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙vai.yish.'Al sha.'UlH7592H7586of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,but the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answer himעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030by dreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472orגַּ֧םgamH1571Urimגַּ֥ם בָּאוּרִ֖יםgam ba.'u.RimH224H1571orגַּ֥םgamH1571prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

Saul and the Medium of Endor

7Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650, “Findבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245mea womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802who isבַּעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172a mediumא֔וֹב'ovH178,so I can goוְאֵלְכָ֥ה אֵלֶ֖יהָve.'e.le.Khah 'e.Lei.haH1980H413and consultוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ve.'ed.re.shah-H1875her.” “Thereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009isa mediumאֵ֥שֶׁת בַּֽעֲלַת־ א֖וֹב'E.shet ba.'a.lat- 'ovH802H1172H178at EndorH5874,”his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו'a.va.Dav 'e.LavH5650H413repliedוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559.
8So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguised himselfוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664by putting onוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙vai.yil.BashH3847differentאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312clothesבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and he set outוַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ה֗וּאvai.Ye.lekh Hu'H1980H1931withעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147of his menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582.They cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,and Saul saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Consultקָֽסֳמִי נָ֥אka.so.mi- na'H7080H4994a spiritבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178for me.Bring upוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927for meאֵ֥ת'etH853the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I nameאֹמַ֖ר אֵלָֽיִךְ׃'o.Mar 'e.La.yikhH559H413.”
9But the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802repliedוַתֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֗יוva.To.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Surelyהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586has doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has killedהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853the mediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יhai.yi.de.'o.NiH3049inמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Whyוְלָמָ֥הve.la.MahH4100have youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859set a trapמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.KeshH5367to get me killedבְּנַפְשִׁ֖י לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃be.naf.Shi la.ha.mi.Te.niH5315H4191?”
10Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sworeוַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to herby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רba.Yah.weh le.MorH3068H559: “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,noאִֽם־'im-H518punishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771shall come upon youיִקְּרֵ֥ךְyi.ke.RekhH7136forבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088.”
11“Whomמִ֖יmiH4310shall I bring upאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927for you?”the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853askedוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559. “Bring upהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,”he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶת־'et-H853.
12But when the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,she cried outוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199in a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963andהָאִשָּׁ֨ה אֶל־ha.'i.Shah 'el-H802H413saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Saulשָׁא֧וּל לֵאמֹ֛רsha.'Ul le.MorH7586H559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100have you deceived meרִמִּיתָ֖נִיri.mi.Ta.niH7411?Youוְאַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH859are Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586!”
13“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372,”the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559כִּ֣יkiH3588. “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100do you seeרָאִ֑יתra.'ItH7200?” “I seeרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430coming upעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927out ofמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,”the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559.
14“Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100does he look likeתָּאֳר֔וֹto.'o.RoH8389?”asked Saulוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “An oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376is coming upעֹלֶ֔ה'o.LehH5927,”she repliedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559. “And he isוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931wearingעֹטֶ֖ה'o.TehH5844a robeמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598.”So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588itה֔וּאHu'H1931was Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and he bowedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915facedownאַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה'a.Pa.yim 'Ar.tzahH639H776in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.
15Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100have you disturbed meהִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִיhir.gaz.Ta.niH7264by bringing me upלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927אֹתִ֑י'o.TiH853?” “I amdeeplyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966distressedצַר־tzar-H6887,”repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586. “The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430are fightingנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against me,and Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430has turned awayסָ֤רsarH5493from meמֵֽעָלַי֙me.'a.LaiH5921.He noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750answers meעָנָ֣נִי'a.Na.niH6030,eitherגַּ֤םgamH1571byבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027prophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030orגַּם־gam-H1571by dreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472.So I have calledוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הva.'ek.ra.'EhH7121on youto tell meלְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִיle.ho.di.'E.niH3045whatמָ֥הmahH4100to doאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס'e.'e.SehH6213.”
16“Whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100do you consult meתִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִיtish.'a.Le.niH7592,”askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “since the LORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068has turned awayסָ֥רsarH5493from youמֵעָלֶ֖יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921and becomeוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961your enemyעָרֶֽךָ׃'a.Re.khaH6145?
17Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has doneוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213exactly whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696through meבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027:The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has tornוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of your handמִיָּדֶ֔ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027and given itוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414to your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֥le.re.'a.KhaH7453Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.
18Becauseכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808obeyשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙ בְּק֣וֹלsha.Ma'.ta be.KolH8085H6963the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808carry outעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213His burningחֲרוֹן־cha.ron-H2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639against Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002עַל־'al-H5921כֵּן֙kenH3651הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088to youtodayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088.
19Moreoverגַּ֣םgamH1571,the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will deliverוְיִתֵּ֣ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478with youעִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH5973into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and tomorrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121will be with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973.Andגַּ֚םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”
20Immediatelyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307flatמְלֹא־ קֽוֹמָתוֹ֙me.lo'- ko.ma.ToH4393H6967on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,terrifiedוַיִּרָ֥א מְאֹ֖דvai.yi.Ra' me.'OdH3372H3966by the wordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.Andגַּם־gam-H1571his strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581wasהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961goneלֹא־lo'-H3808,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he had notלֹ֤אlo'H3808eatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398anythingלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899all thatכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
21When the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200howכִּי־ki-H3588distraught he wasנִבְהַ֣ל מְאֹ֑דniv.Hal me.'OdH926H3966,she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198has obeyedשָׁמְעָ֤הsha.me.'AhH8085your voiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963.I tookוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in my handsבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709and didוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853דְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697asאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you toldדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.
22Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258pleaseנָ֤א גַם־ אַתָּה֙ בְּק֣וֹלna' gam- 'a.Tah be.KolH4994H1571H859H6963listenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to your servantשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198and let me setוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before youלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440so you may eatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398and haveוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961the strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581toכִּ֥יkiH3588goתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980on your wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”
23Saul refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985,sayingוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.”But his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650joinedוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802in urgingוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him,and he heededוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085their voiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963.He got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from the groundמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onאֶל־'el-H413the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.
24The womanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had a fattenedמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695at her houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116slaughtered itוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076.She also tookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneaded itוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888,and bakedוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682.
25She servedוַתַּגֵּ֧שׁva.ta.GeshH5066it toלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֛וּל וְלִפְנֵ֥יsha.'Ul ve.lif.NeiH7586H6440and his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,and they ateוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.And thatהַהֽוּא׃ פha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915they got upוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and leftוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

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