New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 28:15-17

15And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100have you disturbedהִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִיhir.gaz.Ta.niH7264me by bringingלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927me upH5927?”Saulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I amH6887veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966distressedצַר־tzar-H6887,for the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430are wagingH3898warH3898against me, andGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430has abandonedסָ֤רsarH5493me andnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750answersעָנָ֣נִי'a.Na.niH6030me, eitherגַּ֤םgamH1571throughבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027prophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030orגַּם־gam-H1571in dreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472;therefore I have calledוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הva.'ek.ra.'EhH7121you, so that you may letH3045me knowH3045whatמָ֥הmahH4100I should doאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס'e.'e.SehH6213.”

16Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “But whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100askתִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִיtish.'a.Le.niH7592me, since the Lordוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068has abandonedסָ֥רsarH5493you and has becomeוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961your enemyעָרֶֽךָ׃'a.Re.khaH6145?

17And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has doneוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027me; for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has tornוַיִּקְרַ֨עvai.yik.Ra'H7167the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from your handמִיָּדֶ֔ךָmi.ya.De.khaH3027and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֥le.re.'a.KhaH7453,to Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

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