1 Samuel 28:15
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And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou disturbed my rest, that I should be brought up? And Saul said: I am in great distress: for the Philistines fight against me, and God is departed from me, and would not hear me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayst shew me what I shall do.

Why hast

1 Samuel 28:8,11 Then he disguised himself: and put on other clothes, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, and he said to her: Divine to me by thy divining spirit, and bring me up him whom I shall tell thee. . . .

I am sore

Proverbs 5:11-13 Why have I hated instruction, and my heart consented not to reproof, . . .

Proverbs 14:14 A fool shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man shall be above him.

Jeremiah 2:17,18 Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way? . . .

the Philistines

1 Samuel 28:4 And the Philistines were gathered together, and came and encamped in Sunam: and Saul also gathered together all Israel, and came to Gelboe.

God

1 Samuel 16:13,14 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha. . . .

1 Samuel 18:12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul himself.

Judges 16:20 And she said: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And awaking from sleep, he said in his mind: I will go out as I did before, and shake myself, not knowing that the Lord was departed from him.

Psalm 51:11 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Hosea 9:12 And though they should bring up their children, I will make them without children among men: yea, and woe to them, when I shall depart from them.

Matthew 25:41 Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels.

answereth

1 Samuel 28:6 And he consulted the Lord, and he answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets.

1 Samuel 23:2,4,9,10 Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila. . . .

prophets [heb] the hand of prophets

Luke 16:23-26 And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom: . . .

Context
Saul and the Medium of Endor
14And he said to her: What form is he of? And she said: An old man cometh up, and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul understood that it was Samuel, and he bowed himself with his face to the ground, and adored. 15And Samuel said to Saul: Why hast thou disturbed my rest, that I should be brought up? And Saul said: I am in great distress: for the Philistines fight against me, and God is departed from me, and would not hear me, neither by the hand of prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayst shew me what I shall do.16And Samuel said: Why askest thou me, seeing the Lord has departed from thee, and is gone over to thy rival?…
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:14
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

1 Samuel 18:12
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul himself.

1 Samuel 28:6
And he consulted the Lord, and he answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by priests, nor by prophets.

1 Samuel 28:16
And Samuel said: Why askest thou me, seeing the Lord has departed from thee, and is gone over to thy rival?

Lexicon
Then Samuel
שְׁמוּאֵל֙ (šə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to Saul,
שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

“Why
לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh)
Preposition-l | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

have you disturbed
הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִי (hir·gaz·ta·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7264: To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed

me by bringing me up?”
לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

“I am deeply
מְאֹ֜ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily

distressed,”
צַר־ (ṣar-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped

replied
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

Saul.
שָׁ֠אוּל (’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

“The Philistines
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים ׀ (ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

are fighting
נִלְחָמִ֣ים (nil·ḥā·mîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle

against me,
בִּ֗י (bî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

and God
וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים (wê·lō·hîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has turned away
סָ֤ר (sār)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside

from me.
מֵֽעָלַי֙ (mê·‘ā·lay)
Preposition-m | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

He no
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

longer
ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

answers me,
עָנָ֣נִי (‘ā·nā·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

either
גַּ֤ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

by
בְּיַֽד־ (bə·yaḏ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

the prophets
הַנְּבִיאִם֙ (han·nə·ḇî·’im)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

or
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

dreams.
בַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹת (ba·ḥă·lō·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2472: A dream

So I have called
וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה (wā·’eq·rā·’eh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

on you
לְךָ֔ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

to tell
לְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִי (lə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

me what
מָ֥ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

to do.”
אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ (’e·‘ĕ·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make


Additional Translations
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by the prophets or dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God 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.

And Samuel said, Why hast thou troubled me, that I should come up? And Saul said, I am greatly distressed, and the Philistines war against me, and God has departed from me, and no longer hearkens to me either by the hand of the prophets or by dreams: and now I have called thee to tell me what I shall do.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul said, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets nor by dreams; therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known to me what I shall do.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God 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.

And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am grievously distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God hath departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known to me what I shall do.

Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up?" Saul answered, "I am very distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may make known to me what I shall do."

And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?' And Saul saith, 'I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.'
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