King James Version

1 Samuel 28

1And it came to pass in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,that the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908for warfareלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045thou assuredlyתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045,that thou shalt go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318with me to battleבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,thou and thy menוַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃va.'a.na.Shei.khaH582.

2And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397,SurelyH3651thou shalt knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045what thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650can doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Therefore will I makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760thee keeperשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104of mine headלְרֹאשִׁ֛יle.ro.ShiH7218for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

3Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him, and buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in Ramahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,even in his own cityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.And Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had put awayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493those that had familiar spiritsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178,and the wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049,out of the landמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.

4And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and pitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Shunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766:and Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6908,and they pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Gilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

5And when Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the hostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,he was afraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

6And when Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him not, neither by dreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472,nor by Urimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224,nor by prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

7Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586unto his servantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650,Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245me a womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802that hathבַּעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172a familiar spiritא֔וֹב'ovH178,that I may goH3212to her, and enquireוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ve.'ed.re.shah-H1875of her. And his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold, there isa womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802that hathבַּֽעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172a familiar spiritא֖וֹב'ovH178at En–dorH5874.

8And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself, and put onוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙vai.yil.BashH3847otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312raimentבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and he wentH3212,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582with him, and they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I pray thee, divineקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080unto me by the familiar spiritבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178, and bring me himupוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927,whom I shall nameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559unto thee.

9And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045what Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hath doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,how he hath cut offהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772those that have familiar spiritsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178,and the wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יhai.yi.de.'o.NiH3049,out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:wherefore then layest thou a snareמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.KeshH5367for my lifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315,to cause me to dieלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

10And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586swareוַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to her by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,there shallאִֽם־'im-H518no punishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771happenיִקְּרֵ֥ךְyi.ke.RekhH7136to thee for this thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.

11Then saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Whom shall I bring upאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927unto thee? And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bring me upהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050.

12And when the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,she criedוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963:and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802spakeוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,Why hast thou deceivedרִמִּיתָ֖נִיri.mi.Ta.niH7411me? for thou artSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

13And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Be not afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372:for what sawestרָאִ֑יתra.'ItH7200thou? And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendingעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927out of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, What formתָּאֳר֔וֹto.'o.RoH8389ishe of? And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,An oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376cometh upעֹלֶ֔ה'o.LehH5927; and he iscoveredעֹטֶ֖ה'o.TehH5844with a mantleמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586perceivedוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that it wasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and he stoopedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915with hisfaceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

15And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Why hast thou disquietedהִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִיhir.gaz.Ta.niH7264me, to bring me upלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927?And Saulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I am soreמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966distressedצַר־tzar-H6887;for the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430make warנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against me, and Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430is departedסָ֤רsarH5493from me, and answerethעָנָ֣נִי'a.Na.niH6030me no more, neither byבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027prophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,nor by dreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472:therefore I have calledוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הva.'ek.ra.'EhH7121thee, that thou mayest make knownלְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִיle.ho.di.'E.niH3045unto me what I shall doאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס'e.'e.SehH6213.

16Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Wherefore then dost thou askתִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִיtish.'a.Le.niH7592of me, seeing the Lordוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068is departedסָ֥רsarH5493from thee, and is become thine enemyעָרֶֽךָ׃'a.Re.khaH6145?

17And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath doneוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to him, as he spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696by meבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027:for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hath rentוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of thine handמִיָּדֶ֔ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027,and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to thy neighbourלְרֵעֲךָ֥le.re.'a.KhaH7453, evento Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732:

18Becauseכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834thou obeyedstשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙sha.Ma'.taH8085not the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,nor executedstעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213his fierceחֲרוֹן־cha.ron-H2740wrathאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639upon Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002,therefore hath the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doneעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto thee this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

19Moreover the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068will also deliverוְיִתֵּ֣ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478with thee into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430:and to morrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279shaltthou and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121bewith me: the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068also shall deliverיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414the hostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

20Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307straightwayוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116allמְלֹא־me.lo'-H4393alongקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ko.ma.ToH6967on the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and was soreמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,because of the wordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050:and there was no strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581in him; for he had eatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398no breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899all the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,nor all the nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he was soreמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966troubledנִבְהַ֣לniv.HalH926,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, thine handmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hath obeyedשָׁמְעָ֤הsha.me.'AhH8085thy voiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963,and I have putוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in my handבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709,and have hearkenedוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085unto thy wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697which thou spakestדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696unto me.

22Now therefore, I pray thee, hearkenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085thou also unto the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and let me setוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and eatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398,that thou mayest have strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,when thou goestH3212on thy wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

23But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.But his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,together with the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,compelledוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him; and he hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto their voiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963.So he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from the earthמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776,and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon the bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

24And the womanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had a fatמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004;and she hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and killedוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076it, and tookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,and kneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it,and did bakeוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavened breadמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682thereof:

25And she broughtוַתַּגֵּ֧שׁva.ta.GeshH5066itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586,and beforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650;and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398.Then they rose upוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and went awayH3212that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

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