New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 28:15-17

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.”

16Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100then do you askתִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִיtish.'a.Le.niH7592me, since the Lordוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068has departedסָ֥רsarH5493from you and has becomeוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961your adversaryעָרֶֽךָ׃'a.Re.khaH6145?

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.

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