1 Samuel 28

As the Pelishtim muster to attack Yisra'el at Shunem, Sha'ul, terrified and abandoned by YHWH through dreams, urim, and nevi'im, consults a medium at 'En Dor to summon Shemu'el[2][4]. The apparition of Shemu'el confirms YHWH has torn the kingship from Sha'ul and given it to David due to his disobedience against 'Amaleq; Sha'ul, collapsing in fear and despair, is fed by the medium before returning to camp[2][4].

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וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in the days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֔ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those they HTd/Pp3mp וַ/יִּקְבְּצ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 vayiqebetsu that the Philistines gathered and they gathered together HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo מַֽחֲנֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 machaneyhem their camps their encampments HNcbpc/Sp3mp לַ/צָּבָ֔א 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀 latsava for the battle to the service-host HRd/Ncbsa לְ/הִלָּחֵ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to fight to engage in battle HR/VNc בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael against Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Achish said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָכִישׁ֙ 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 akhish Achish Akish Akhish HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp יָדֹ֣עַ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yadoa Know assuredly to know indeed HVqa תֵּדַ֗ע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda you shall know you will know HVqi2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אִתִּ/י֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me HR/Sp1cs תֵּצֵ֣א 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse you shall go out she will go out HVqi2ms בַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 vamachaneh in the camp in the encampment HRd/Ncbsa אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וַ/אֲנָשֶֽׁי/ךָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊 vaanasheykha and your men your men HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer Then said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לַ/עֲבָדָ֗י/ו 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 laavadayv to his servants to his servants HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms בַּקְּשׁוּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 baqeshu Seek Seek earnestly HVpv2mp לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֣שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet a woman woman of HNcfsc בַּעֲלַת 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤕 baalat who has female owner HNcfsc א֔וֹב 𐤀𐤅𐤁 ov a familiar spirit necromantic pit HNcmsa וְ/אֵלְכָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 veelekhah that I may go and let me go HC/Vqh1cs אֵלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs וְ/אֶדְרְשָׁה 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤄 veedereshah and inquire of and I will diligently seek HC/Vqi1cs בָּ֑/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah her HR/Sp3fs וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And his servants said and they said HC/Vqw3mp עֲבָדָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms הִנֵּ֛ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm אֵ֥שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet-2 a woman woman of HNcfsc בַּֽעֲלַת 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤕 baalat-2 who has female owner HNcfsc א֖וֹב 𐤀𐤅𐤁 ov-2 a familiar spirit necromantic pit HNcmsa בְּ/עֵ֥ין 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍 beeyn at En- in Spring-of-Dor in Eyn Dor HR/Np דּֽוֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor dor generation-cycle Eyn Dor HNp
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וַ/יִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤐𐤔 vayitechapes disguised himself and he searched himself out HC/Vtw3ms שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַ/יִּלְבַּשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤔 vayilebash and put on and he clothed himself HC/Vqw3ms בְּגָדִ֣ים 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 begadim clothes garments HNcmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones HAampa וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms ה֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וּ/שְׁנֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉 usheney and two and two of HC/Acmdc אֲנָשִׁים֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa לָ֑יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah by night night HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms קסומי 𐤒𐤎𐤅𐤌𐤉 qsvmy divine practice divination (you, feminine singular) HVqv2fs קָֽסֳמִי 𐤒𐤎𐤌𐤉 qasomi for me Practice divination! HVqv2fs נָ֥א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs בָּ/א֔וֹב 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤁 baov by the familiar spirit in the necromantic vessel HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ֣עֲלִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉 vehaali and bring up and cause to ascend HC/Vhv2fs לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 for me HR/Sp1cs אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr אֹמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar I shall say I will say HVqi1cs אֵלָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 elayikhe to you toward you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs
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וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הָֽ/אִשָּׁ֜ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm אַתָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta know you have known HVqp2ms אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which HTr עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah has done he did HVqp3ms שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 how that-which HTr הִכְרִ֛ית 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕 hikherit he has cut off he cut off HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo הָ/אֹב֥וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haovot the mediums the necromantic mediums HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הַ/יִּדְּעֹנִ֖י 𐤄/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤉 hayideoni the spiritists the spirit-knowing one HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/לָ/מָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah and why and for what? HC/R/Ti אַתָּ֛ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you HPp2ms מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤒𐤔 mitenaqesh are laying a snare self-ensnaring one HVtrmsa בְּ/נַפְשִׁ֖/י 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 benafeshi for my life in my living-being HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs לַ/הֲמִיתֵֽ/נִי 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕/𐤍𐤉 lahamiteni to put me to death to cause me to die HR/Vhc/Sp1cs
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמוּאֵל֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לָ֥/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? HR/Ti הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖/נִי 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤆𐤕/𐤍𐤉 hiregazetani have you disquieted me you caused me to tremble HVhp2ms/Sp1cs לְ/הַעֲל֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 lehaalot to bring up to cause to ascend HR/Vhc אֹתִ֑/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֠אוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp צַר 𐤑𐤓 tsar distressed pressing one HVqp3ms לִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li am I HR/Sp1cs מְאֹ֜ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ufelishetim and Philistines and Philistines and Pelishetim HC/Ngmpa נִלְחָמִ֣ים 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 nilechamim are making war the battling ones HVNrmpa בִּ֗/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi against me HR/Sp1cs וֵֽ/אלֹהִ֞ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 velohim Mulimu (Lozi) and God mighty ones HC/Ncmpa סָ֤ר 𐤎𐤓 sar has departed ruling chief HVqp3ms מֵֽ/עָלַ/י֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋/𐤉 mealay from me from upon me HR/R/Sp1cs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn עָנָ֣/נִי 𐤏𐤍/𐤍𐤉 anani answers me he answered me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD גַּ֤ם 𐤂𐤌 gam neither also HTa בְּ/יַֽד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/נְּבִיאִם֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤌 haneviim the prophets the proclaiming-spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 nor also HTa בַּ֣/חֲלֹמ֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 bachalomot by dreams in the dreams HRd/Ncmpa וָ/אֶקְרָאֶ֣/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤄 vaeqeraeh therefore I have called and I called out HC/Vqw1cs/Sd לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha you HR/Sp2ms לְ/הוֹדִיעֵ֖/נִי 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 lehodieni to make known to me to cause me to know HR/Vhc/Sp1cs מָ֥ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi אֶעֱשֶֽׂה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I shall do I will do HVqi1cs
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וְ/יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 veyiten and will give and may he give HC/Vqi3ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עִמְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וּ/מָחָ֕ר 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤓 umachar and tomorrow and the after-day HC/Ncmsa אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וּ/בָנֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 uvaneykha Bene (Bemba) and your sons and your sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms עִמִּ֑/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with me with me HR/Sp1cs גַּ֚ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 machaneh the camp of encampment of HNcbsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp יִתֵּ֥ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten will give he will give HVqi3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad-2 into the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
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וַ/תָּב֤וֹא 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 vatavo and she came and she came HC/Vqw3fs הָֽ/אִשָּׁה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַ/תֵּ֖רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw and she saw HC/Vqw3fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִבְהַ֣ל 𐤍𐤁𐤄𐤋 nivehal he was terrified he was alarmed HVNp3ms מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm שָׁמְעָ֤ה 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 shameah has obeyed she heard HVqp3fs שִׁפְחָֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤕/𐤊 shifechatekha your handmaid your slave-woman HNcfsc/Sp2ms בְּ/קוֹלֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤊 beqolekha to your voice in your voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וָ/אָשִׂ֤ים 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 vaasim and I have put and I set HC/Vqw1cs נַפְשִׁ/י֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs בְּ/כַפִּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉 bekhapi in my hand in my palm-hollow HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וָֽ/אֶשְׁמַע֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 vaeshema and have obeyed and I heard HC/Vqw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo דְּבָרֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 devareykha your words your spoken matters HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕 dibareta you spoke you spoke HVpp2ms אֵלָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs
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