1 Samuel 28:9

“The 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?””

1 Samuel 28:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 28:9, word by word

The womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

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

Where else “tomer” appears
knowיָדַעְתָּyadata

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadata” 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".

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has doneעָשָׂהasa

do

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

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he has cut offהִכְרִיתhichrit

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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those who call up the deadאֹבוֹתovot

medium

A departed soul some tried to consult.

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the spiritistsיִּדְּעֹנִיyidoni

spiritist

Someone who claims to consult the dead.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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laying a snareמִתְנַקֵּשׁmitnakesh

lay a snare

Secretly set something to catch someone.

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for my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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to put me to deathהֲמִיתֵhamite

kill

To kill someone.

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The context

8Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him; they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Please divine for me by calling up the dead, and bring up for me the one I name to you.”

9 · This verse (above)

10Saul swore to her by YHWH, saying, “As YHWH lives, no guilt shall come upon you for this matter.”

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