1 Samuel 28:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 And Saul inquired of Yahweh, but Yahweh did not answer him, not by dreams or by the Urim[a] or by the prophets. 7 So Saul said to his servants, “Search for me a woman who is a medium[b] so that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “Look there is a woman who is a medium in Endor.” 8 So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went with two of his men.[c] And they came to the woman by night and he said, “Please consult a spirit for me through the ritual pit,[d] and bring up for me the one whom I tell you.”
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- 1 Samuel 28:6 A device for revealing God’s decisions; see Exod 28:30; Num 27:21; Neh 7:65; Prov 16:33
- 1 Samuel 28:7 Literally “a woman of an owner of a spirit of the dead” (= “a woman who owns a ritual pit for summoning spirits of the dead”)
- 1 Samuel 28:8 Literally “and two of his men with him”
- 1 Samuel 28:8 Literally “the spirit of the dead”
1 Samuel 28:6-8
New International Version
6 He inquired(A) of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams(B) or Urim(C) or prophets.(D) 7 Saul then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium,(E) so I may go and inquire of her.”
“There is one in Endor,(F)” they said.
8 So Saul disguised(G) himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the woman. “Consult(H) a spirit for me,” he said, “and bring up for me the one I name.”
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