New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 28:3-14
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.
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
- EGW Writings
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