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1 Samuel 28:6-15

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.

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