1 Samuel 28:10

1 Samuel 28:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul swore to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not be punished for this.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Saul took an oath in the name of the Lord and promised, “As surely as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.”

Context of 1 Samuel 28:10

8So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments and went, he and two men with him. And they came to the woman by night. And he said, "Divine for me by a spirit and bring up for me whomever I shall name to you." 9The woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you laying a trap for my life to bring about my death?" But Saul swore to her by the Lord, "As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing." 11Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me." 12When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, "Why have you deceived me? You are Saul."

1 Samuel 28:10 word by word

וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע לָהּ֙ שָׁא֔וּל בַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֕ה אִֽם־יִקְּרֵ֥ךְ עָוֹ֖ן בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• to her by the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• there shallאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• no punishmentעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
• happenקָרָהqârâh · to meetH7136
• to thee for this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:10

• 1 Samuel 14:39For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
• 1 Samuel 19:6And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, "As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death."
• Genesis 3:5For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
• Exodus 20:7"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
• Deuteronomy 18:10There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer
• 2 Samuel 14:11Then she said, "Please let the king invoke the Lord your God, that the avenger of blood kill no more, and my son be not destroyed." He said, "As the Lord lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."
• Matthew 26:72And again he denied it with an oath: "I do not know the man."
• Mark 6:23And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-19Verses 7-19 When we go from the plain path of duty, every thing draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to bring one from the dead, with whom he wished to speak; this was expressly forbidden, De 18:11. All real or pretended witchcraft or conjuration, is a malicious or an ignorant attempt to gain knowledge or help from some creature, when it cannot be had from the Lord in the path of duty. While Samuel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-14Saul consulted the dead, a practice forbidden by God’s law (see Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:9–11).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:10

• En-Dor
• Familiar Spirits
• Miracles
• Necromancy
• Oath
• Samuel
• Saul
• Sorcery
• Witchcraft

In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Paul, Saul
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• David
• Disquiet
• Divination
• Magic
• Warfare
• Witchcraft
• Astrology

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings