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1 Samuel 28

1Anditcametopassinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thatthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908theirarmiesH6635forwarfareH6635tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.AndAchishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,KnowH3045thouassuredlythatthou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318outwithmetothecampH4264, thouandthymenH376.

2AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397, Thereby thou shaltknowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045whatthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650cando.AndAchishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ThereforeH3651willImakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760theekeeperH8104ofmypersonforever.

3(NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wasdeadH4191,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadlamentedH5594him,andtheyhadburiedH6912himinRamahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,eveninhisowncityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.AndSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadputH4191awayH5493thenecromancersandthesoothsayersoutofthelandמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃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.'UlH7586sawH7200thecampמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,hewasafraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,andhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820greatlytrembledH2729.

6AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredofJehovah;butJehovahdidnotanswerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him,eitherbydreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472,orbyUrimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224,orbyprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

7ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586tohisservantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650,Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245meawomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802thathasaspiritofPython,thatImaygotoherandinquireofher.Andhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidH559tohim,Behold,thereisawomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802whohasaspiritofPythonatEn-dorH5874.

8AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedH2664himself,andputH3847onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312garmentsבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,andhewentH935,andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menH376withhim,andtheycameH935tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;andhesaidH559,Ipray thee,divineקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080tomebythespiritofPython,andbringH935me[him]upwhomIshallnametothee.

9Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559tohim,Behold, thou knowestwhatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hasdone,howH4100hehascutהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772offthenecromancersandthesoothsayersoutofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andwhyוְלָמָ֥הve.la.MahH4100layest thouasnareformylifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315,tocausemetodieלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

10AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sworeוַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650untoherbyJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,thereshallnopunishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771happentotheeforthisthingH1697.

11ThensaidH559thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,WhomshallIbringאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927uptothee?AndhesaidH559,Bringהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927meupSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050.

12Andwhenthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawH7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,shecriedH2199outwithaloudvoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963;andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802spoketoSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedme?Eventhou artSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

13Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toher,BenotafraidH3372;butwhatdidst thouseeH7200?Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,IsawH7200agodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendingoutoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14AndhesaidH559toher,WhatishisformH8389?AndshesaidH559,Anoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376comesH5927up;andheiscoveredwithamantle.AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewH3045thatitwasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,andhestoopedwithhisfaceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639tothegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,WhyH4100hast thou disquietedme,tobringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927meup?AndSaulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586saidH559,Iamsore distressed;forthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430makeH6213waragainstme,andGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430isdepartedH5493fromme,andanswersmenomore,neitherbyprophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030norbydreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472;thereforeIhavecalledH7121thee,thatthou mayestmakeH6213knownH3045tomewhatIshalldo.

16AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100thendost thouinquireofme, seeingJehovahisdepartedH5493fromthee,andisbecomeוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961thine enemy?

17AndJehovahhasdoneforhimselfashespokeH1696byme;andJehovahhasrentthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467outofthyhandH3027,andgivenH5414ittothy neighbour,toDavidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18Becausethou didstnothearkentothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,anddidstnotexecutehisfierceangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639uponAmalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002,thereforeH3651hasJehovahdonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697totheethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

19AndJehovahwillalsoגַּ֣םgamH1571giveוְיִתֵּ֣ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478withtheeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andto-morrow shalt thouandthysonsוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121bewithme;thearmyH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571willJehovahgiveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

20AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellH5307straightwayhisfulllengthontheearthH776,andwasH1961soreafraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372becauseofthewordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050;andtherewasH1961nostrengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581inhim,forhehadeatenH398nobreadH3899allthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117norallthenightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameH935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andsawH7200thathewassoretroubled,andsaidH559tohim,Behold, thy bondmaidhashearkenedtothyvoiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963,andIhaveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315inmyhandH3709,andhavehearkenedtothywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697whichthou spokesttome.

22Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee, hearken thoualsoגַם־gam-H1571tothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofthy bondmaid,andletmesetוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760amorselH6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforethee;andeatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398,thatthou mayesthavestrengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581whenthou goestonthywayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

23ButherefusedH3985andsaidH559,Iwillnoteatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.Thenhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,andthewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571, compelledhim,andhehearkenedtotheirvoiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963;andhearoseH6965fromtheearthH776andsatH3427onthebedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

24Andthewomanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802hadafatcalfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695inthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;andshe hastedandkilledit,andtookH3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,andkneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it,andbakedוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682breadH4682thereof;

25andshebroughtH5066itnearbeforeSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586,andbeforehisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,andtheyateH398.AndtheyroseH6965upandwentawaythatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

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