1 Samuel 28:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 28:8 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 →
וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ
châphas
H2664
to search
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙
lâbash
H3847
to clothe
בְּגָדִ֣ים
beged
H899
garment
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
ʼachêr
H312
other
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וּשְׁנֵ֤י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
אֲנָשִׁים֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
עִמּ֔וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאִשָּׁ֖ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לָ֑יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קסומי
qâçam
H7080
to divine
קָֽסֳמִי
qâçam
H7080
to divine
נָ֥א
qâçam
H7080
to divine
לִי֙
בָּא֔וֹב
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
וְהַ֣עֲלִי
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
לִ֔י
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֹמַ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָֽיִךְ
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul disguised himself, and put on other clothing, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, Please divine to me by the familiar spirit, and bring me up whoever I shall name to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul disguised himself and put on other garments, and he went, he and two of the men with him. And they came to the woman night. And he said, “Please divine for me with the ritual pit and bring up for me whom I say to you.”
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