1 Samuel

1 Samuel 28:8

⁸So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
disguised himself	וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ	way·yiṯ·ḥap·pêś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2664 search
by putting on	וַיִּלְבַּשׁ֙	way·yil·baš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
different	אֲחֵרִ֔ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
clothes	בְּגָדִ֣ים	bə·ḡā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H899 treachery
and he set out	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
two	וּשְׁנֵ֤י	ū·šə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
of his men	אֲנָשִׁים֙	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
They came	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֖ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
at night	לָ֑יְלָה	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and Saul said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Consult	קָסוֹמִי	qå̄·sō·mī	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7080 practise divination
a spirit	בָּא֔וֹב	bā·’ō·wḇ	Preposition, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H178 skin-bottle, necromancer
for me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Bring up	וְהַ֣עֲלִי	wə·ha·‘ă·lî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
for me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
the one	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I name	אֹמַ֖ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say

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1 Chronicles 10:13 · Isaiah 8:19 · 2 Chronicles 18:29 · 2 Chronicles 35:22 · 1 Kings 22:30 · Deuteronomy 18:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.