1 Samuel 28
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1 Samuel 28:7-20

7Then saidH559 SaulH7586 to his servantsH5650, SeekH1245 me a womanH802 that has a spirit of Python, that I may go to her and inquire of her. And his servantsH5650 saidH559 to him, Behold, there is a womanH802 who has a spirit of Python at En-dorH5874.

8And SaulH7586 disguisedH2664 himself, and putH3847 on otherH312 garmentsH899, and he wentH935, and twoH8147 menH376 with him, and they cameH935 to the womanH802 by nightH3915; and he saidH559, I pray thee, divineH7080 to me by the spirit of Python, and bringH935 me [him] up whom I shall name to thee.

9And the womanH802 saidH559 to him, Behold, thou knowest what SaulH7586 has done, howH4100 he has cutH3772 off the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the landH776; and whyH4100 layest thou a snare for my lifeH5315, to cause me to dieH4191?

10And SaulH7586 sworeH7650 unto her by Jehovah, sayingH559, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishmentH5771 happen to thee for this thingH1697.

11Then saidH559 the womanH802, Whom shall I bringH5927 up to thee? And he saidH559, BringH5927 me up SamuelH8050.

12And when the womanH802 sawH7200 SamuelH8050, she criedH2199 out with a loud voiceH6963; and the womanH802 spoke to SaulH7586, sayingH559, WhyH4100 hast thou deceived me? Even thou art SaulH7586.

13And the kingH4428 saidH559 to her, Be not afraidH3372; but what didst thou seeH7200? And the womanH802 saidH559 to SaulH7586, I sawH7200 a 1godH430 ascending out of the earthH776.

14And he saidH559 to her, What is his formH8389? And she saidH559, An oldH2205 manH376 comesH5927 up; and he is covered with a mantle. And SaulH7586 knewH3045 that it was SamuelH8050, and he stooped with his faceH639 to the groundH776, and bowedH7812 himself.

15And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to SaulH7586, WhyH4100 hast thou disquieted me, to bringH5927 me up? And SaulH7586 saidH559, I am sore distressed; for the PhilistinesH6430 makeH6213 war against me, and 2GodH430 is departedH5493 from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophetsH5030 nor by dreamsH2472; therefore I have calledH7121 thee, that thou mayest makeH6213 knownH3045 to me what I shall do.

16And SamuelH8050 saidH559, WhyH4100 then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departedH5493 from thee, and is becomeH1961 thine enemy?

17And Jehovah has done for himself as he spokeH1696 by me; and Jehovah has rent the kingdomH4467 out of thy handH3027, and givenH5414 it to thy neighbour, to DavidH1732.

18Because thou didst not hearken to the voiceH6963 of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce angerH639 upon AmalekH6002, thereforeH3651 has Jehovah done this thingH1697 to thee this dayH3117.

19And Jehovah will alsoH1571 giveH5414 IsraelH3478 with thee into the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sonsH1121 be with me; the armyH4264 of IsraelH3478 alsoH1571 will Jehovah giveH5414 into the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430.

20And SaulH7586 fellH5307 straightway his full length on the earthH776, and wasH1961 sore afraidH3372 because of the wordsH1697 of SamuelH8050; and there wasH1961 no strengthH3581 in him, for he had eatenH398 no breadH3899 all the dayH3117 nor all the nightH3915.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 28:13 28.13 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 28:15 28.15 Elohim ↩

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