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Saulשָׁאוּלsworeוַיִּשָּׁבַעto herלָהּby YHWH,בַּיהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“As YHWH lives,חַי יְהוָהnoאִםguiltעָוֺןshall come upon youיִקְּרֵךְfor thisבַּ הַזֶּהmatter.”דָּבָר
1 Samuel 28:10
Study it in the app“Saul swore to her by YHWH, saying, “As YHWH lives, no guilt shall come upon you for this matter.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:10, word by word
- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- sworeיִּשָּׁבַעyishava
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “yishava” appears- by YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “As YHWH livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- guiltעָוֺןavon
guilt
The burden of guilt that remains on the one who did wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- shall come upon youיִקְּרֵyikre
befall
For an event to come upon someone without his seeking it.
Where else “yikre” appears- matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears
The context
9The woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who call up the dead and the spiritists from the land. Why then are you laying a snare for my life to put me to death?”
10 · This verse (above)
11The woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.”