Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 28:7-14

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.

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