Verse 15
1 Samuel 28:15
New Living Translation
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“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God (Elohim) has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל לָ֥/מָּה הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖/נִי לְ/הַעֲל֣וֹת אֹתִ֑/י וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁ֠אוּל צַר לִ֨/י מְאֹ֜ד וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים נִלְחָמִ֣ים בִּ֗/י וֵֽ/אלֹהִ֞ים סָ֤ר מֵֽ/עָלַ/י֙ וְ/לֹֽא עָנָ֣/נִי ע֗וֹד גַּ֤ם בְּ/יַֽד הַ/נְּבִיאִם֙ גַּם בַּ֣/חֲלֹמ֔וֹת וָ/אֶקְרָאֶ֣/ה לְ/ךָ֔ לְ/הוֹדִיעֵ֖/נִי מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה
English Translation
And Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me to bring me up?" And Saul answered, "I am very distressed, for the Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me and no longer answers me, not even through the prophets or by dreams. So I have called you to let me know what I should do."
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