Verse 14
1 Samuel 28:14
World English Bible
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He said to her, “What does he look like?”
She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לָ/הּ֙ מַֽה תָּאֳר֔/וֹ וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר אִ֤ישׁ זָקֵן֙ עֹלֶ֔ה וְ/ה֥וּא עֹטֶ֖ה מְעִ֑יל וַ/יֵּ֤דַע שָׁאוּל֙ כִּֽי שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַ/יִּקֹּ֥ד אַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָ/ה וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ
English Translation
And he said to her, "What do you see?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.
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Chapter 28 Context
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In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Ach...
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David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.”
Achish said to David, “The...
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3
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own ci...
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The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all...
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5
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.
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6
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7
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8
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9
The woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have famil...
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10
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11
Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?”
He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.”
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12
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13
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14
He said to her, “What does he look like?”
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16
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17
Yahweh has done to you as he spoke by me. Yahweh has torn the kingdom out of your hand, and given it...
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21
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22
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