New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 28:6-15

6So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068did not answerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him, eitherגַּ֧םgamH1571indreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472,orגַּ֥םgamH1571by theUrimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224,orגַּ֥םgamH1571by the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

7Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650, “FindH1875for me a womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802who is a mediumבַּעֲלַת־ א֔וֹבba.'a.lat- 'ovH1172 H178,so 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- 'ovH1172 H178atEn-dorH5874.”

8Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself by puttingH3847onH3847differentאֲחֵרִ֔ים'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, “Consultקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080the spiritבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178for me, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994, andbringוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927upH5927for me the onewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I shallnameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559for you.”

9But the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,you knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045whatH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586has doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,that he has eliminatedהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772the mediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יhai.yi.de.'o.NiH3049from the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Whyוְלָמָ֥הve.la.MahH4100are you then settingH5367aH5367trapמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.KeshH5367for my lifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315,to bringH4191aboutH4191my deathH4191?”

10So Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sworeוַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650anH7650oathH7650to her by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,noאִֽם־'im-H518punishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771shall comeH7136uponH7136you for thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697.”

11Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Whomמִ֖יmiH4310shall I bringאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927upH5927for you?” And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927upH5927Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050for me.”

12When the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,she criedH2199outH2199with 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!”

13But the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Do not beH3372afraidH3372;but whatמָ֣הmahH4100do you seeרָאִ֑יתra.'ItH7200?”And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “I seeרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200adivineH430beingH430comingH5927upH5927from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

14He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Howמַֽה־mah-H4100does he appearתָּאֳר֔וֹto.'o.RoH8389?”And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “An oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376is comingH5927upH5927, andhe is wrappedעֹטֶ֖ה'o.TehH5844in a robeמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598.”Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that it was Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050, andhe bowedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and paidH2331homageH2331.

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.”

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