1 Samuel 28:9
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And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”
In other translations
And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אַתָּה'atahyouH859יָדַעְתָּyada'tayou knowH3045אֵת'et<obj.>H853אֲשֶׁר־'asher-[that] whichH834עָשָׂה'asahhe has doneH6213שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834הִכְרִיתhikhrithe has cut offH3772אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאֹבוֹתha'ovotthe necromancersH178וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַיִּדְּעֹנִיhaiyide'onithe soothsayerH3049מִן־min-fromH4480הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וְלָמָהvelamahand <to> why?H4100אַתָּה'atah[are] youH859מִתְנַקֵּשׁmitnakeshsetting trapsH5367בְּנַפְשִׁיbenafshion life myH5315לַהֲמִיתֵנִי׃lahamitenito cause to die meH4191
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 28:3Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
- 2 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
- 2 Samuel 18:13Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.If I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
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People and places
People: Saul