New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 28:13-15

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.”

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