1 Samuel 28
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasבַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֔םthe thoseוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּand they gathered togetherפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםthe Philistinesאֶת־obj.מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙armies theirלַצָּבָ֔אfor the warלְהִלָּחֵ֖םto fightבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לagainst Israelוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאָכִישׁ֙Achishאֶל־toדָּוִ֔דDavidיָדֹ֣עַcertainly to knowתֵּדַ֗עyou will knowכִּ֤יthatאִתִּי֙with meתֵּצֵ֣אyou will go outבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הin the campאַתָּ֖הyouוַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃and men your
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidדָּוִד֙Davidאֶל־toאָכִ֔ישׁAchishלָכֵן֙to thereforeאַתָּ֣הyouתֵדַ֔עyou will knowאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichיַעֲשֶׂ֖הhe will doעַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant yourוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאָכִישׁ֙Achishאֶל־toדָּוִ֔דDavidלָכֵ֗ןto thereforeשֹׁמֵ֧רa watchmanלְרֹאשִׁ֛יof head myאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖I will make youכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃ פthe days
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וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לand Samuelמֵ֔תhe had diedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־and they had mournedלוֹ֙for the himכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּand they had buried himבָרָמָ֖הin the Ramahוּבְעִיר֑וֹand in own city hisוְשָׁא֗וּלand Saulהֵסִ֛ירhe had removedהָאֹב֥וֹתthe necromancersוְאֶת־and obj.הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםthe soothsayersמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃from the land
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidשָׁא֜וּלSaulלַעֲבָדָ֗יוto servants hisבַּקְּשׁוּ־seekלִי֙for the meאֵ֣שֶׁתa womanבַּעֲלַת־the owner ofא֔וֹבnecromancyוְאֵלְכָ֥הso let me goאֵלֶ֖יהָto herוְאֶדְרְשָׁה־so I may consultבָּ֑הּin the herוַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they saidעֲבָדָיו֙servants hisאֵלָ֔יוto himהִנֵּ֛הthere!אֵ֥שֶׁתa woman ofבַּֽעֲלַת־an owner ofא֖וֹבnecromancyבְּעֵ֥יןis in En-דּֽוֹר׃-dor
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וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂand he disguised himselfשָׁא֗וּלSaulוַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙and he was clothedבְּגָדִ֣יםgarmentsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentה֗וּאheוּשְׁנֵ֤יand twoאֲנָשִׁים֙menעִמּ֔וֹwith himוַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they cameאֶל־toהָאִשָּׁ֖הthe womanלָ֑יְלָהnightוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidקָֽסֳמִיdivineנָ֥אpleaseלִי֙for the meבָּא֔וֹבby the necromancyוְהַ֣עֲלִיand bring upלִ֔יfor the meאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־the one whomאֹמַ֖רI will sayאֵלָֽיִךְ׃to you
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וַתֹּ֨אמֶרand she saidהָֽאִשָּׁ֜הthe womanאֵלָ֗יוto himהִנֵּ֨הhere!אַתָּ֤הyouיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙you knowאֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichעָשָׂ֣הhe has doneשָׁא֔וּלSaulאֲשֶׁ֥רthatהִכְרִ֛יתhe has cut offאֶת־obj.הָאֹב֥וֹתthe necromancersוְאֶת־and obj.הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יthe soothsayerמִן־fromהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְלָמָ֥הand to why?אַתָּ֛הare youמִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁsetting trapsבְּנַפְשִׁ֖יon life myלַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃to cause to die me
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלָהּ֙to the herמַֽה־what?תָּאֳר֔וֹis appearance hisוַתֹּ֗אמֶרand she saidאִ֤ישׁa manזָקֵן֙oldעֹלֶ֔הis coming upוְה֥וּאand heעֹטֶ֖הis wrappedמְעִ֑ילa robeוַיֵּ֤דַעand he knewשָׁאוּל֙Saulכִּֽי־thatשְׁמוּאֵ֣לwas Samuelה֔וּאitוַיִּקֹּ֥דand he bowed lowאַפַּ֛יִםfaceאַ֖רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סand he bowed down
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidשְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuelאֶל־toשָׁא֔וּלSaulלָ֥מָּהto why?הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִיhave you disturbed meלְהַעֲל֣וֹתby bringing upאֹתִ֑יobj. meוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשָׁ֠אוּלSaulצַר־it is distressלִ֨יto the meמְאֹ֜דexceedinglyוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀and the Philistinesנִלְחָמִ֣יםare fightingבִּ֗יagainst the meוֵֽאלֹהִ֞יםand Godסָ֤רhe has turned asideמֵֽעָלַי֙from with the meוְלֹֽא־and notעָנָ֣נִיhe has answered meע֗וֹדyetגַּ֤םneitherבְּיַֽד־by the hand ofהַנְּבִיאִם֙the prophetsגַּם־norבַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹתby the dreamsוָאֶקְרָאֶ֣הand I have summoned !לְךָ֔to the youלְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִיto make known to meמָ֥הwhat?אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ סwill I do
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רas sinceלֹֽא־notשָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙you listenedבְּק֣וֹלto the voice ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְלֹֽא־and notעָשִׂ֥יתָyou executedחֲרוֹן־the burning ofאַפּ֖וֹanger hisבַּעֲמָלֵ֑קon Amalekעַל־there-כֵּן֙-foreהַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֔הthe thisעָשָֽׂה־he has doneלְךָ֥to the youיְהוָ֖הYahwehהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְיִתֵּ֣ןso he may giveיְ֠הוָהYahwehגַּ֣םalsoאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsraelעִמְּךָ֙with youבְּיַד־in the hand ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוּמָחָ֕רand tomorrowאַתָּ֥הyouוּבָנֶ֖יךָand sons yourעִמִּ֑יwill be with meגַּ֚םalsoאֶת־obj.מַחֲנֵ֣הthe camp ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelיִתֵּ֥ןhe will giveיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּיַד־in the hand ofפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines
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וַיְמַהֵ֣רand he made hasteשָׁא֗וּלSaulוַיִּפֹּ֤לand he fellמְלֹא־the fullness ofקֽוֹמָתוֹ֙stature hisאַ֔רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיִּרָ֥אand he was afraidמְאֹ֖דexceedinglyמִדִּבְרֵ֣יfrom the words ofשְׁמוּאֵ֑לSamuelגַּם־alsoכֹּ֙חַ֙strengthלֹא־notהָ֣יָהit wasב֔וֹin the himכִּ֣יforלֹ֤אnotאָכַל֙he had eatenלֶ֔חֶםfoodכָּל־allהַיּ֖וֹםthe dayוְכָל־and allהַלָּֽיְלָה׃the night
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וַתָּב֤וֹאand she cameהָֽאִשָּׁה֙the womanאֶל־toשָׁא֔וּלSaulוַתֵּ֖רֶאand she sawכִּי־thatנִבְהַ֣לhe was terrifiedמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאֵלָ֗יוto himהִנֵּ֨הhere!שָׁמְעָ֤הshe has listenedשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙maidservant yourבְּקוֹלֶ֔ךָto voice yourוָאָשִׂ֤יםand I have putנַפְשִׁי֙life myבְּכַפִּ֔יin palm myוָֽאֶשְׁמַע֙and I have listened toאֶת־obj.דְּבָרֶ֔יךָwords yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבַּ֖רְתָּyou have spokenאֵלָֽי׃to me
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וַיְמָאֵ֗ןand he refusedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלֹ֣אnotאֹכַ֔לI will eatוַיִּפְרְצוּ־and they urgedב֤וֹin the himעֲבָדָיו֙servants hisוְגַם־and alsoהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הthe womanוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עand he listenedלְקֹלָ֑םto voice theirוַיָּ֙קָם֙and he aroseמֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץfrom the groundוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבand he satאֶל־toהַמִּטָּֽה׃the bed
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