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1 Samuel 28:6-15

6He inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙vai.yish.'Al sha.'UlH7592 H7586of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,but the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answer himעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030by dreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472orגַּ֧םgamH1571Urimגַּ֥ם בָּאוּרִ֖יםgam ba.'u.RimH224 H1571orגַּ֥םgamH1571prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

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.haH1980 H413and consultוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ve.'ed.re.shah-H1875her.” “Thereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009isa mediumאֵ֥שֶׁת בַּֽעֲלַת־ א֖וֹב'E.shet ba.'a.lat- 'ovH802 H1172 H178at EndorH5874,”his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו'a.va.Dav 'e.LavH5650 H413repliedוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.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'H1980 H1931withעִמּ֔וֹi.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'H7080 H4994a spiritבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178for me.Bring upוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927for meאֵ֥ת'etH853the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I nameאֹמַ֖ר אֵלָֽיִךְ׃'o.Mar 'e.La.yikhH559 H413.”

9But the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802repliedוַתֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֗יוva.To.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “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.niH5315 H4191?”

10Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sworeוַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to herby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רba.Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559: “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-H802 H413saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Saulשָׁא֧וּל לֵאמֹ֛רsha.'Ul le.MorH7586 H559, “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.tzahH639 H776in 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.”

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