1 Samuel 28:15

“Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing up me?” Saul said, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are fighting against me, and Elohim has turned away from me and no longer answers me, either by the hand of the prophets or by dreams; so I have called you to make known to me what I should do.””

1 Samuel 28:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 28:15, word by word

Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel

Samuel

Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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".

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have you disturbed meהִרְגַּזְתַּhirgazta

rage

To rage and be in an uproar, or to disturb others.

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by bringing upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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in greatמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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distressצַרtsar

distress

To be in a tight spot, or to leave others no way out, like a besieged city.

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for the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

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are fightingנִלְחָמִיםnilchamim

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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and Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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has turned awayסָרsar

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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answers meעָנָana

answer

To reply to what was said.

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by the handיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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of the prophetsנְּבִיאִםneviim

prophet

Someone who speaks for YHWH.

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by dreamsחֲלֹמוֹתchalomot

dream

Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.

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so I have calledאֶקְרָאֶekrae

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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to make known to meהוֹדִיעֵhodie

make known

To make someone aware, teach.

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I should doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

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.

15 · This verse (above)

16Samuel said, “And why do you ask me, when YHWH has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

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