1 Samuel

1 Samuel 28:6

⁶He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim^a or prophets.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He inquired	וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of the LORD	בַּֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer him	עָנָ֖הוּ	‘ā·nā·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
by dreams	בַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹת	ba·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2472 dream
or	גַּ֧ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
Urim	בָּאוּרִ֖ים	bā·’ū·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H224 Urim
or	גַּ֥ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
prophets	בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃	ban·nə·ḇî·’im	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.