These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
BIBLES
King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
1 Samuel 28
Tanakh 25 verses
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And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with . And Achish said unto : ‘Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me in the host, thou and thy men.’
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And said to Achish: ‘Therefore thou shalt what thy will do.’ And Achish said to : ‘Therefore will I make thee keeper of my head for ever.’
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- 3 Now was dead, and all had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And had put away those that divined by a ghost or a familiar out of the land.
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And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem; and gathered all together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
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And when saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his trembled greatly.
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- 6 And when inquired of , answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
- 7 Then said unto his servants: ‘Seek me a woman that divineth by a ghost, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.’ And his servants said to him: ‘Behold, there is a woman that divineth by a ghost at En-dor.’
- 8 And disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said: ‘Divine unto me, I pray thee, by a ghost, and bring me up whomsoever I shall unto thee.’
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And the woman said unto him: ‘Behold, thou knowest what hath done, how he hath cut off those that divine by a ghost or a familiar out of the land; wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?’
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And swore to her by , saying: ‘As liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.’
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- 11 Then said the woman: ‘Whom shall I bring up unto thee?’ And he said: ‘Bring me up .’
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And when the woman saw , she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to , saying: ‘Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art .’
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And the said unto her: ‘Be not afraid; for what seest thou?’ And the woman said unto : ‘I see a Elohimlike being coming up out of the earth.’
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And he said unto her: ‘What form is he of?’ And she said: ‘An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe.’ And perceived that it was , and he bowed with his to the ground, and prostrated himself.
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- 15 And said to : ‘Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?’ And answered: ‘I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.’
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And said: ‘Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
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And hath wrought for Himself; as He spoke by me; and hath rent the out of thy hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to .
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- 18 Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of , and didst not execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath done this thing unto thee this day.
- 19 Moreover will deliver also with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; will deliver the host of also into the hand of the Philistines.’
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Then fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of ; and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
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And the woman came unto , and saw that he was sore affrighted, and said unto him: ‘Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spokest unto me.
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- 22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thy handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.’
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But he refused, and said: ‘I will not eat.’ But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof;
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- 25 and she brought it before , and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.