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1 Samuel 28:7-9

7Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586unto his servantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650,Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245me a womanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802that hathבַּעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172a familiar spiritא֔וֹב'ovH178,that I may goH3212to her, and enquireוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ve.'ed.re.shah-H1875of her. And his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold, there isa womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802that hathבַּֽעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172a familiar spiritא֖וֹב'ovH178at EndorH5874.

8And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself, and put onוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙vai.yil.BashH3847otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312raimentבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899,and he wentH3212,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582with him, and they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802by nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I pray thee, divineקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080unto me by the familiar spiritבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178, and bring me himupוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927,whom I shall nameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559unto thee.

9And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Behold, thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045what Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hath doneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,how he hath cut offהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772those that have familiar spiritsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178,and the wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יhai.yi.de.'o.NiH3049,out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:wherefore then layest thou a snareמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.KeshH5367for my lifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315,to cause me to dieלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

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