Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 28:8-19

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.

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