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Saulשָׁאוּלinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWH,בַּיהוָהbut YHWHוְ יְהוָהdid notלֹאanswer him,עָנָהוּeitherגַּםby dreamsבַּחֲלֹמוֹתorגַּםby Urimבָּאוּרִיםorגַּםby prophets.בַּנְּבִיאִם
1 Samuel 28:6
Study it in the app“Saul inquired of YHWH, but YHWH did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:6, 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- inquiredיִּשְׁאַלyishal
inquire
To ask YHWH what to do.
Where else “yishal” appears- of 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- answer himעָנָana
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “ana” appears- by dreamsחֲלֹמוֹתchalomot
dream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalomot” appears- by Urimאוּרִיםurim
Urim
Urim: "lights". With the Thummim, an object kept in the breastpiece by which God's decision was sought.
Where else “urim” appears- by prophetsנְּבִיאִםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears
The context
5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
6 · This verse (above)
7Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who calls up the dead, that I may go to her and consult through her.” His servants said to him, “Look, there is a woman who calls up the dead at Endor.”