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1 Samuel 28:3-6

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.

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