13 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.28.13",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י כִּ֣י מָ֣ה רָאִ֑ית וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל אֱלֹהִ֥ים רָאִ֖יתִי עֹלִ֥ים מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to her the *meleḵ*, *ʾal*-*tîrəʾî* for what *rāʾît*? And *wattōʾmer* the *ʾiššāh* to *šāʾûl*, *ʾĕlōhîm* I *rāʾîtî* *ʿōlîm* from-the *ʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*tîrəʾî*": "imperfect, 2nd feminine singular, jussive - fear",
"*rāʾît*": "perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you saw",
"*wattōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the woman",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - divine being/spirit/gods",
"*rāʾîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I saw",
"*ʿōlîm*": "masculine plural participle - coming up",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "divine being/spirit/gods (plural form used for singular supernatural entity)",
"*ʿōlîm*": "coming up/ascending/rising"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.28.14",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מַֽה־תָּאֳר֔וֹ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אִ֤ישׁ זָקֵן֙ עֹלֶ֔ה וְה֥וּא עֹטֶ֖ה מְעִ֑יל וַיֵּ֤דַע שָׁאוּל֙ כִּֽי־שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַיִּקֹּ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to her, What is his *toʾŏrô*? And *wattōʾmer*, An *ʾîš* *zāqên* *ʿōleh*, and he is *ʿōṭeh* a *məʿîl*. And *wayyêdaʿ* *šāʾûl* that *šəmûʾêl* he was, and *wayyiqqōd* *ʾappayim* *ʾarṣāh* and *wayyištāḥû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*toʾŏrô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his form/appearance",
"*wattōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*zāqên*": "masculine singular adjective - old",
"*ʿōleh*": "masculine singular participle - coming up",
"*ʿōṭeh*": "masculine singular participle - wrapped in",
"*məʿîl*": "masculine singular noun - robe",
"*wayyêdaʿ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he knew",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*šəmûʾêl*": "proper noun - Samuel",
"*wayyiqqōd*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he bowed",
"*ʾappayim*": "masculine dual noun - face",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "feminine singular noun with directional he - to the ground",
"*wayyištāḥû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, hishtaphel - and he prostrated himself"
},
"variants": {
"*toʾŏrô*": "his form/appearance/figure",
"*ʿōṭeh*": "wrapped in/covered with/wearing",
"*məʿîl*": "robe/mantle/cloak",
"*wayyiqqōd ʾappayim ʾarṣāh*": "and he bowed with his face to the ground",
"*wayyištāḥû*": "and he prostrated himself/bowed down/worshipped"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.28.15",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל לָ֥מָּה הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִי לְהַעֲל֣וֹת אֹתִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁ֠אוּל צַר־לִ֨י מְאֹ֜ד וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים ׀ נִלְחָמִ֣ים בִּ֗י וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים סָ֤ר מֵֽעָלַי֙ וְלֹֽא־עָנָ֣נִי ע֗וֹד גַּ֤ם בְּיַֽד־הַנְּבִיאִם֙ גַּם־בַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹת וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ לְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִי מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ ס",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *šəmûʾêl* to *šāʾûl*, Why *hirgaztanî* *ləhaʿălôt* me? And *wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl*, *ṣar*-for me *məʾōd* and *pəlištîm* *nilḥāmîm* against me, and *ʾĕlōhîm* has *sār* from me and not *ʿānānî* anymore, neither by the hand of the *nəḇîʾîm* neither by *ḥălōmôt*; so *wāʾeqrāʾeh* to you, *ləhôdîʿênî* what I shall *ʾeʿĕśeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šəmûʾêl*": "proper noun - Samuel",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*hirgaztanî*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular, hiphil with 1st singular suffix - you have disturbed me",
"*ləhaʿălôt*": "infinitive construct, hiphil with preposition - to bring up",
"*ṣar*": "adjective - distressed",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - greatly/exceedingly",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*nilḥāmîm*": "masculine plural participle, niphal - fighting",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God",
"*sār*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has departed",
"*ʿānānî*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - he answered me",
"*nəḇîʾîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the prophets",
"*ḥălōmôt*": "masculine plural noun - dreams",
"*wāʾeqrāʾeh*": "consecutive imperfect, 1st singular - and I called",
"*ləhôdîʿênî*": "infinitive construct, hiphil with 1st singular suffix and preposition - to make known to me",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "imperfect, 1st singular - I shall do"
},
"variants": {
"*hirgaztanî*": "you have disturbed me/troubled me/disquieted me",
"*ṣar-lî*": "I am distressed/in anguish/in trouble",
"*nilḥāmîm*": "fighting/waging war/battling",
"*sār*": "departed/turned away/withdrawn",
"*ləhôdîʿênî*": "to make known to me/to inform me/to tell me"
}
}