Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 28

1And itcameH1961topassH1961inthoseH376daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, that thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908theirhostsH6635togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908forwarfareH6635, tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. AndAchishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045thouassuredlyתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045, that thou shaltgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318outH3318withmeאֶל־'el-H413in thehostH6635, thou and thymenH376.

2AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397, Therefore thou shaltknowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213. AndAchishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Therefore will Imakeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760theekeeperשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104of mineheadלְרֹאשִׁ֛יle.ro.ShiH7218for ever.

3NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wasdeadH4191, andallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadlamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him inRamahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,evenוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853in his owncityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892. AndSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadputH4191awayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493thoseH3605that had familiar spirits, and the wizards,outH3605of thelandמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.

4And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908themselvesH6908togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andpitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inShunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6908, and theypitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

5And whenSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thehostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430, he wasafraidוַיִּרָ֕אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, and hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

6And whenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himnotH3808,neitherH3808bydreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472,norH3808byUrimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224,norH3808byprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

7Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586unto hisservantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650,Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245meH413awomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802that hath a familiarspiritא֔וֹב'ovH178, that I maygoH2009toherH413, andinquireוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ve.'ed.re.shah-H1875ofherH413. And hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him,BeholdH2009, there is awomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802that hath a familiarspiritא֖וֹב'ovH178atEn-dorH5874.

8AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himselfה֗וּאHu'H1931, andputוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙vai.yil.BashH3847onotherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312raiment, andwentH935, he andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menH376with him, and theycameH935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Divineקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080untomeאֶל־'el-H413, I pray thee, by the familiarspiritבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178, andbringH935meאֵלָֽיִךְ׃'e.La.yikhH413upוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927whomsoever I shallnameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559unto thee.

9And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thou knowestwhatH4100Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hathdoneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,howH4100he hathcutהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772offH3772thoseH834that havefamiliarיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045spirits, and the wizards,outמִן־min-H4480of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: wherefore then layest thou asnareמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.KeshH5367for mylifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315, to causemeאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413todieלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

10AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sware toherH518by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068liveth, there shallnoH518punishmentעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771happenH1697to thee for thisthingH1697.

11Thensaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Whomמִ֖יmiH4310shall Ibringאַֽעֲלֶה־'a.'a.leh-H5927upH5927unto thee? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringהַֽעֲלִי־ha.'a.li-H5927meH5927upH5927Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050.

12And when thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sheH4100criedוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199with aloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963: and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802spake toSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedרִמִּיתָ֖נִיri.mi.Ta.niH7411meאֶל־'el-H413? for thou artSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

13And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherאֶל־'el-H413, Benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372: forwhatמָ֣הmahH4100seest thou? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, IseeH7200agodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430comingH5927upH5927outמִן־min-H4480of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14And hesaidH559untoherH559,WhatH4100formתָּאֳר֔וֹto.'o.RoH8389is he of? AndsheH1931saidH559, Anoldזָקֵן֙za.KenH2205manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376comethupעֹלֶ֔ה'o.LehH5927; and he is covered with arobeמְעִ֑ילme.'IlH4598. AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586perceivedוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that it wasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050, and hebowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812with hisfaceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, anddidH4100obeisance.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thou disquietedmeH413, tobringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927meH413upH5927? AndSaulשָׁ֠אוּלSha.'ulH7586answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am sore distressed; for thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀u.fe.lish.TimH6430makeH6213waragainstמֵֽעָלַי֙me.'a.LaiH5921meH413, andGodוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםve.lo.HimH430isdepartedסָ֤רsarH5493frommeH413, and answerethmeH413noH3808moreע֗וֹדodH5750,neitherH3808byprophetsהַנְּבִיאִם֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,norH3808bydreamsבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472: therefore I havecalledוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הva.'ek.ra.'EhH7121thee, that thou mayestmakeH6213knownלְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִיle.ho.di.'E.niH3045untomeH413whatמָ֥הmahH4100I shalldoH6213.

16AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore then dost thouaskתִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִיtish.'a.Le.niH7592ofmeמֵעָלֶ֖יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921, seeing theLORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068isdepartedסָ֥רsarH5493from thee, and isbecomeוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961thineadversaryעָרֶֽךָ׃'a.Re.khaH6145?

17And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath wrought forhimselfH3027, as he spake bymeH5414: and theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hath rent thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467outH3027of thinehandH3027, andgivenH5414it to thy neighbour,evenאֶת־'et-H853toDavidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

18BecauseH5921thou obeyedstnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and didstnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808execute hisfierceחֲרוֹן־cha.ron-H2740wrathאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639uponH5921Amalekבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קba.'a.ma.LekH6002, therefore hath theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doneH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto thee thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

19MoreoverH1571theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068willdeliverH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478also with theeintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430: andtomorrowוּמָחָ֕רu.ma.CharH4279shalt thou and thysonsוּבָנֶ֖יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121be withmeH5414: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalldeliverH5414thehostמַחֲנֵ֣הma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsointoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

20ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307straightway hisfullמְלֹא־me.lo'-H4393lengthקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ko.ma.ToH6967uponהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and was soreafraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588of thewordsמִדִּבְרֵ֣יmi.div.ReiH1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050: and there wasnoH3808strengthכֹּ֙חַ֙ko.achH3581in him; for he hadeatenאָכַל֙'a.KhalH398noH3808breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,norH3808allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thenightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

21And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsawוַתֵּ֖רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he was soretroubledמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, thine handmaid hath hearkened unto thyvoiceבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָbe.ko.Le.chaH6963, and I haveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315in myhandבְּכַפִּ֔יbe.kha.PiH3709, and have hearkened unto thywordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou spakest untomeH413.

22Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, IprayH4994thee, hearken thou also unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of thine handmaid, andletH4994meH4994setוְאָשִׂ֧מָהve.'a.Si.mahH7760amorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלְפָנֶ֛יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; andeatוֶאֱכ֑וֹלve.'e.KholH398, that thou mayest havestrengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581, when thou goest on thywayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

23But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֗ןvay.ma.'EnH3985, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I willnotH3808eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398. But hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650,togetherוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571with thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, constrained him; and he hearkened unto theirvoiceלְקֹלָ֑םle.ko.LamH6963.SoH3808hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from theearthמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427uponאֶל־'el-H413thebedהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

24And thewomanוְלָאִשָּׁ֤הve.la.'i.ShahH802had a fattedcalfעֵֽגֶל־'e.gel-H5695in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004; and she hasted, and killed it; and shetookוַתִּקַּח־va.ti.kach-H3947flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058, andkneadedוַתָּ֔לָשׁva.Ta.loshH3888it, and didbakeוַתֹּפֵ֖הוּva.to.Fe.huH644unleavenedמַצּֽוֹת׃ma.TzotH4682breadH4682thereof:

25andsheהַהֽוּא׃ פha.Hu'H1931broughtH5066itbeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֥יve.lif.NeiH6440hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650; and they dideatH398. Then theyroseH6965upH6965, andwentH5066awayH398thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

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