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1 Samuel 28:3-9

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?

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