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1 Samuel 28:3-9

3NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wasdeadמֵ֔תMetH4191, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadlamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him inRamahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414, even in his owncityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892. AndSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had putawayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493those that weremediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178, and thewizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049, out of thelandמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.

4And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inShunemבְשׁוּנֵ֑םve.shu.NemH7766: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH6908, and theyencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.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.BoH3820greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729.

6And whenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him not, neither bydreamsבַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.MotH2472, nor byUrimבָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH224, nor byprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

7Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָ֗יוla.'a.va.DavH5650,Seekבַּקְּשׁוּ־ba.ke.shu-H1245me awomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802thatisבַּעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172amediumא֔וֹב'ovH178, that I maygoH3212to her, andenquireוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ve.'ed.re.shah-H1875of her. And hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold, there is awomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802thathathבַּֽעֲלַת־ba.'a.lat-H1172amediumא֖וֹב'ovH178atEndorH5874.

8AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586disguisedוַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂvai.yit.cha.PesH2664himself, and putonוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙vai.yil.BashH3847otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312raimentבְּגָדִ֣יםbe.ga.DimH899, and hewentH3212, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582with him, and theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802bynightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I pray thee,divineקָֽסֳמִיka.so.mi-H7080to me as amediumבָּא֔וֹבba.'ovH178, and bring up formeוְהַ֣עֲלִיve.Ha.'a.liH5927, whom I shallnameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to thee.

9And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Behold, thouknowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045whatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hathdoneעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213, how he hath cutoffהִכְרִ֛יתhikh.RitH3772those that aremediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178, and thewizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יhai.yi.de.'o.NiH3049, out of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: Why then layest thou asnareמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁmit.na.KeshH5367for mylifeבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יbe.naf.ShiH5315, to cause me todieלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃la.ha.mi.Te.niH4191?

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