New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 28
Saul and the Spirit Medium
1Now it cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thatthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908their armed campsמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264for warH6633,to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045assuredlyתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that you will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318out with me in the campבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,you and your menH376.”
2Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “VeryH3651wellH3651,you shall knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650can doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213.”So Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “VeryH3651wellH3651,I will makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760youmy bodyguardשֹׁמֵ֧ר לְרֹאשִׁ֛יsho.Mer le.ro.ShiH8104H7218for lifeכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ פkol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.”
3NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,and allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him and buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912himin Ramahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,his own cityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.And Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had removedהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493from the landמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776those whowere mediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049.
4So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908together and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Shunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766;and Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478together and they campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.
6When Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068did not answerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him, eitherגַּ֧םgamH1571bydreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472orגַּ֥םgamH1571byUrimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224orגַּ֥םgamH1571by prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
7Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650, “SeekH1875for me a womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802who is a mediumבַּעֲלַת־ א֔וֹבba.'a.lat- 'ovH1172H178,that I may goוְאֵלְכָ֥הve.'e.le.KhahH1980to her and inquireH1875of her.” And his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,there is a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802who is a mediumבַּֽעֲלַת־ א֖וֹבba.'a.lat- 'ovH1172H178atEn-dorH5874.”
8Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself by puttingוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙vai.yil.BashH3847on otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312clothesבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,he and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menH376with him, and they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Conjureקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080up for me, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994, andbringוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927up for me whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I shallnameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to you.”
9But the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,you knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586has doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,howאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he has cutהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772offH3772those who are mediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יhai.yi.de.'o.NiH3049from the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Whyוְלָמָ֥הve.la.MahH4100are you then layingH5367a snareH5367for my lifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315to bringH4191about my deathH4191?”
10Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586vowedוַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to her by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,noאִֽם־'im-H518punishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771shall comeיִקְּרֵ֥ךְyi.ke.RekhH7136upon you for thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.”
12When the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,she criedוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199out with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963;and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802spokeוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100have you deceivedרִמִּיתָ֖נִיri.mi.Ta.niH7411me? For you are Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.”
13The kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Do not be afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372;but whatמָ֣הmahH4100do you seeרָאִ֑יתra.'ItH7200?”And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “I seeרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200adivineH430beingH430comingעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927up out of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”
14He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100is his formתָּאֳר֔וֹto.'o.RoH8389?”And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “An oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376is comingעֹלֶ֔ה'o.LehH5927up, andhe is wrappedעֹטֶ֖ה'o.TehH5844with a robeמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598.”And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that it was Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050, andhe bowedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and did homageוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.
15Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100have you disturbedהִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִיhir.gaz.Ta.niH7264me by bringingלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927me up?” And Saulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586answeredעָנָ֣נִי'a.Na.niH6030, “I am greatlyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966distressedצַר־tzar-H6887;for the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430are wagingH3898warH3898against me, andGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430has departedסָ֤רsarH5493from me andnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750answersH6030me, eitherגַּ֤םgamH1571throughבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027prophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030orגַּם־gam-H1571by dreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472;therefore I have calledוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הva.'ek.ra.'EhH7121you, that you may makeלְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִיle.ho.di.'E.niH3045knownH3045to me whatמָ֥הmahH4100I should doאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס'e.'e.SehH6213.”
17The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has doneוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213accordinglyH3512as He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027me; for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has tornוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467out of your handמִיָּדֶ֔ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֥le.re.'a.KhaH7453,to Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.
18As you did notobeyשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙ בְּק֣וֹלsha.Ma'.ta be.KolH8085H6963the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and did not executeעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213His fierceחֲרוֹן־cha.ron-H2740wrathאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639on Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002,soעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921H3651the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to you thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
19Moreover the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068will alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571giveוְיִתֵּ֣ןve.yi.TenH5414over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478alongH5973with you into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,therefore tomorrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279you and your sonsוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121will be with me. Indeedגַּ֚םgamH1571the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414over the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430!”
20Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586immediatelyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307fullמְלֹא־me.lo'-H4393lengthקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ko.ma.ToH6967upon the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372becauseH4480of the wordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050;alsoגַּם־gam-H1571there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581in him, for he had eatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398noלֹ֤אlo'H3808foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
21The womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and sawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he was terrifiedנִבְהַ֣לniv.HalH926,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hasobeyedשָׁמְעָ֤ה בְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָsha.me.'Ah be.ko.Le.chaH8085H6963you, and I havetakenוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in my handבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709and have listenedוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙va.'esh.Ma'H8085to your wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to me.
22So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258alsoגַם־gam-H1571,pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994listenשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of your maidservantשִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and let me setוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you that you mayeatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398and haveוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581whenכִּ֥יkiH3588you goתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980on yourwayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”
23But he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398.”However, his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650togetherוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571with the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802urgedוַיִּפְרְצוּ־vai.yif.re.tzu-H6555him, and he listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tothem. So he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from the groundמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776and satוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427onthe bedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.
24The womanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had afattenedמַרְבֵּק֙mar.BekH4770calfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֖רva.te.ma.HerH4116slaughteredוַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּva.tiz.ba.Che.huH2076it; and shetookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it and bakedוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682breadH4682from it.
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
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