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The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Do notאַלbe afraid;תִּירְאִיforכִּיwhatמָהdo you see?”רָאִיתThe womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּל“I seeרָאִיתִיgodsאֱלֹהִיםcoming upעֹלִיםfromמִןthe earth.”הָאָרֶץ
1 Samuel 28:13
Study it in the app“The king said to her, “Do not be afraid; for what do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see gods coming up from the earth.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:13, word by word
- The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- be afraidתִּירְאִיtiri
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tiri” appears- do you seeרָאִיתrait
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rait” appears- The womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- 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- godsאֱלֹהִיםelohim
heavenly beings
Heavenly beings, higher than humans.
Where else “elohim” appears- coming upעֹלִיםolim
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “olim” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
The woman uses the word elohim with the verb in the plural (“coming up”). The same word names God, gods, and also mighty ones; Saul at once asks about a single figure (v. 14).
The context
12When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice; and the woman said to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”
13 · This verse (above)
14He said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.