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1 Samuel 28:3-9

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?

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