1 Samuel 28:13 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 28:13

“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.

BSB

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ASV

And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

KJV

And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILY ON 1 KINGS 28.3.2, 7.1 (253)

Samuel in hades! Samuel, he who was special among the prophets, who was dedicated to God from his birth, who before his birth is said to be in the temple, who at the same time he was weaned was clothed with the ephod and double cloak and became a priest of the Lord, the child to whom the Lord when he speaks uttered his messages, he was brought up by a medium?… Why is Samuel in hades?…Samuel comes up, and note that she does not say that she saw the soul of Samuel.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Gods - That is, a God, and divine person, glorious, and full of majesty and splendour, exceeding not only mortal men, but common ghosts. She used the plural number, gods, either after the manner of the Hebrew language, which commonly uses that word of one person: or, after the language and custom of the heathens.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Gods - אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is here used in a general sense of a supernatural appearance, either angel or spirit. Hell, or the place of the departed (compare 1Sa 28:19; 2Sa 12:23) is represented as under the earth Isa 14:9-10; Eze 32:18.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

On the other hand, many eminent writers (considering that the apparition came before her arts were put in practice; that she herself was surprised and alarmed; that the prediction of Saul's own death and the defeat of his forces was confidently made), are of opinion that Samuel really appeared.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
לָ֥הּ	lah	to <the> her
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּֽירְאִ֖י	tir.'I	you fear	H3372 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
מָ֣ה	mah	what?	H4100 →
רָאִ֑ית	ra.'It	have you seen	H7200 →
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	ha.'i.Shah	the woman	H802 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
שָׁא֔וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
אֱלֹהִ֣ים	'E.lo.Him	gods	H430 →
רָאִ֖יתִי	ra.'I.ti	I have seen	H7200 →
עֹלִ֥ים	'o.Lim	coming up	H5927 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 22:28
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
leads to
- Acts 23:5
  “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
- Ecclesiastes 10:20
  Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your…
- Jude 1:8
  Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
- Exodus 22:8–9
  If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
- Exodus 21:17
  Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Through
Exodus 4:16
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
leads to
- Exodus 7:1–2
  The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
- Psalms 82:6
  I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- John 10:34–35
  Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?

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