1 Samuel 28:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לַעֲבָדָ֗יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
בַּקְּשׁוּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לִי֙
אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
בַּעֲלַת
baʻălâh
H1172
mistress
א֔וֹב
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
וְאֵלְכָ֥ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֵלֶ֖יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאֶדְרְשָׁה
dârash
H1875
to seek
בָּ֑הּ
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנֵּ֛ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֵ֥שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
בַּֽעֲלַת
baʻălâh
H1172
mistress
א֖וֹב
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
בְּעֵ֥ין
ʻÊyn-Dôʼr
H5874
En-dor
דּֽוֹר
ʻÊyn-Dôʼr
H5874
En-dor
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Saul to his servants, Seek me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. His servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at En-dor.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman of a mistress of a ritual pit so I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, a woman of a mistress of a ritual pit in Endor.”
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