New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 28:3-6

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.

5When Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the campמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,he was afraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

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.

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