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1 Samuel 28:7-14

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.

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