Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 28:3-9

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?

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