Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:1-6

1And it came to pass in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,that the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908for warfareלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045thou assuredlyתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045,that thou shalt go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318with me to battleבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,thou and thy menוַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃va.'a.na.Shei.khaH582.

2And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397,SurelyH3651thou shalt knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045what thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650can doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Therefore will I makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760thee keeperשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104of mine headלְרֹאשִׁ֛יle.ro.ShiH7218for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

3Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was deadמֵ֔תMetH4191,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him, and buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in Ramahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,even in his own cityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.And Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had put awayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493those that had familiar spiritsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178,and the wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049,out of the landמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.

4And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and pitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Shunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766:and Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6908,and they pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Gilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

5And when Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the armyמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,he was afraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

6And when Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him not, neither by dreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472,nor by Urimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224,nor by prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

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