1 Samuel 28:16 BSB — MannaFest

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
וְלָ֖מָּה	ve.La.mah	and <to> why?	H4100 →
תִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִי	tish.'a.Le.ni	do you ask me	H7592 →
וַיהוָ֛ה	va.Yah.weh	and Yahweh	H3068 →
סָ֥ר	sar	he has turned aside	H5493 →
מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ	me.'a.Lei.kha	from with <the> you	H5921 →
וַיְהִ֥י	vay.Hi	and he has become	H1961 →
עָרֶֽךָ׃	'a.Re.kha	enemy your	H6145 →

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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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
Revelation 18:24
And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
leads to
- Revelation 17:6
  I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.
- Revelation 16:6
  For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
- Jeremiah 51:49
  “Babylon must fall on account of the slain of Israel, just as the slain of all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.
- Acts 7:52
  Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
Through
Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
leads to
- Revelation 6:10
  And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
- Revelation 19:1–3
  After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Luke 18:7–8
  Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
Through
Lamentations 2:5
The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.
leads to
- Lamentations 2:2
  Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?2 Kings 6:27He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”Lamentations 2:5The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.Revelation 18:24And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.Psalms 68:1–3God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.Acts 13:22After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’Job 13:24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?Judges 5:31So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.Luke 16:24So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

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