Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:11-13

11Then saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Whom shall I bring upאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927unto thee? And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bring me upהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050.

12And when the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,she criedוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963:and the womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802spakeוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,Why hast thou deceivedרִמִּיתָ֖נִיri.mi.Ta.niH7411me? for thou artSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

13And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Be not afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372:for what sawestרָאִ֑יתra.'ItH7200thou? And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430ascendingעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927out of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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