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1 Samuel 28:6

He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

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ASV

And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

KJV

And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'Aland he enquiredH7592 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
בַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
עָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huhe answered himH6030 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
גַּ֧םgamneitherH1571 →
בַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹתba.cha.lo.Motby <the> dreamsH2472 →
גַּ֥םgamnorH1571 →
בָּאוּרִ֖יםba.'u.Rimby <the> UrimH224 →
גַּ֥םgamnorH1571 →
בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ba.ne.vi.'Imby <the> prophetsH5030 →

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Amos 8:11Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.1 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.1 Samuel 30:8and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”Ezekiel 20:1–3In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.1 Samuel 28:15Then 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 prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.Exodus 28:30And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.Deuteronomy 33:8Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.Psalms 74:9There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.Matthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.1 Chronicles 10:14and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.2 Samuel 22:42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.Exodus 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

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