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1 Samuel 28:15-17

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.

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