1 Samuel
1 Samuel 28:7
7Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.”
“There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Saul | שָׁא֜וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to his servants | לַעֲבָדָ֗יו | la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Find | בַּקְּשׁוּ־ | baq·qə·šū- | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1245 seek |
| me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a woman | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| who is | בַּעֲלַת־ | ba·‘ă·laṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1172 mistress |
| a medium | א֔וֹב | ’ō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H178 skin-bottle, necromancer |
| so I can go | וְאֵלְכָ֥ה | wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and consult | וְאֶדְרְשָׁה־ | wə·’eḏ·rə·šāh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H1875 resort to, seek |
| her | בָּ֑הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| There | הִנֵּ֛ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a medium | א֖וֹב | ’ō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H178 skin-bottle, necromancer |
| at Endor | דּֽוֹר׃ | dō·wr | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5874 En-Dor |
| his servants | עֲבָדָיו֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| replied | וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
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Acts 16:16 · 1 Chronicles 10:13 · Joshua 17:11 · Psalm 83:10 · Habakkuk 2:3 · Leviticus 19:31 · Isaiah 8:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.