Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:13-15

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.

14And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, What formתָּאֳר֔וֹto.'o.RoH8389ishe of? And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,An oldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376cometh upעֹלֶ֔ה'o.LehH5927; and he iscoveredעֹטֶ֖ה'o.TehH5844with a mantleמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586perceivedוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that it wasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and he stoopedוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915with hisfaceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

15And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Why hast thou disquietedהִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִיhir.gaz.Ta.niH7264me, to bring me upלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927?And Saulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I am soreמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966distressedצַר־tzar-H6887;for the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430make warנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against me, and Godוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430is departedסָ֤רsarH5493from me, and answerethעָנָ֣נִי'a.Na.niH6030me no more, neither byבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027prophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,nor by dreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472:therefore I have calledוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הva.'ek.ra.'EhH7121thee, that thou mayest make knownלְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִיle.ho.di.'E.niH3045unto me what I shall doאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס'e.'e.SehH6213.

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