1 Samuel 28:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had expelled those with familiar spirits and the wizards from the land.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל מֵ֔ת וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־לוֹ֙ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בָרָמָ֖ה וּבְעִיר֑וֹ וְשָׁא֗וּל הֵסִ֛יר הָאֹב֥וֹת וְאֶת־הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖ים מֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

And šəmûʾêl had mêt, and wayyispədû-to him all-yiśrāʾêl, and wayyiqbərūhû in rāmāh and in ʿîrô; and šāʾûl hêsîr the ʾōḇôt and ʾet-the yiddəʿōnîm from the ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

• *šəmûʾêl*: proper noun - Samuel
• *mêt*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - died/was dead
• *wayyispədû*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they lamented
• *yiśrāʾêl*: proper noun - Israel
• *wayyiqbərūhû*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they buried him
• *rāmāh*: proper noun - Ramah
• *ʿîrô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city
• *šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
• *hêsîr*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - had removed/put away
• *ʾōḇôt*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the mediums/necromancers
• *yiddəʿōnîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the familiar spirits/wizards
• *ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the land

Word Meanings

• *mêt*: had died/was dead
• *wayyispədû*: and they mourned/lamented/wailed
• *ʾōḇôt*: mediums/necromancers/those who consult ghosts
• *yiddəʿōnîm*: familiar spirits/wizards/those with special knowledge
• *hêsîr*: had removed/banished/eliminated

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now Samuel had died, and all Israel mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his hometown. Meanwhile, Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Samuel{H8050} was dead,{H4191} and all Israel{H3478} had lamented{H5594} him, and buried{H6912} him in Ramah,{H7414} even in his own city.{H5892} And Saul{H7586} had put away{H5493} those that had familiar spirits,{H178} and the wizards,{H3049} out of the land.{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Samuel{H8050} was dead{H4191}{(H8804)}, and all Israel{H3478} had lamented{H5594}{(H8799)} him, and buried{H6912}{(H8799)} him in Ramah{H7414}, even in his own city{H5892}. And Saul{H7586} had put away{H5493}{(H8689)} those that had familiar spirits{H178}, and the wizards{H3049}, out of the land{H776}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for Samuel, he was deed, and all ye people had mourned for him, & buried him in his cite Ramath. So Saul had dryuen the soythsayers and expounders of tokens out of ye londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  ( Samuel was then dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah his owne citie: and Saul had put away the sorcerers, and the soothsayers out of the land)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Samuel was then dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Rama his owne citie: And Saul had put away the sorcerers, and the soothsayers out of the land.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had put away those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Samuel hath died, and all Israel mourn for him, and bury him in Ramah, even in his city, and Saul hath turned aside those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel, after weeping for him, had put his body in its last resting-place in Ramah, his town. And Saul had put away from the land all those who had control of spirits and who made use of secret arts.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had put away those who had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented over him and had buried him in Ramah, his hometown. In the meantime Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 20:27 : 27 A man or woman who has a familiar spirit, or who is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
• 1 Sam 25:1 : 1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites gathered together, and mourned him, and buried him at his house in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
• Lev 19:31 : 31 Do not turn to those who have familiar spirits, nor seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
• Exod 22:18 : 18 You shall not allow a witch to live.
• Deut 18:10-11 : 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
• 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 And he returned to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
• 1 Sam 15:23 : 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king.
• 1 Sam 28:9 : 9 And the woman said to him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cast out those with familiar spirits and the wizards from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
• Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace; they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
• Acts 16:16-19 : 16 And it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. 17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation. 18 And she did this for many days. But Paul, being greatly troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. 19 When her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers.
• Lev 20:6 : 6 And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go whoring after them, I will set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.