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1 Samuel 28

1 Sam. 28:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And when Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
the host
machaneh (Hebrew #4264)
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
KJV usage: army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
Pronounce: makh-an-eh'
Origin: from 2583
of the Philistines
Plishtiy (Hebrew #6430)
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV usage: Philistine.
Pronounce: pel-ish-tee'
Origin: patrial from 6429
, he was afraid
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
v, and his heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
greatly
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
trembled
charad (Hebrew #2729)
to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
KJV usage: be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.
Pronounce: khaw-rad'
Origin: a primitive root
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Job 18:11• 11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. (Job 18:11)

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Heart,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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he was afraid.
Job 15:21• 21A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. (Job 15:21)
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Job 18:11• 11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. (Job 18:11)
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Psa. 48:5‑6• 5They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
 6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. (Psa. 48:5‑6)
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Psa. 73:19• 19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. (Psa. 73:19)
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Prov. 10:24• 24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. (Prov. 10:24)
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Isa. 7:2• 2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. (Isa. 7:2)
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Isa. 21:3‑4• 3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
 4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. (Isa. 21:3‑4)
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Isa. 57:20‑21• 20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
 21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. (Isa. 57:20‑21)
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Dan. 5:6• 6Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. (Dan. 5:6)
• {v.5-6} Oh! in this darkness where he is floundering, if even a feeble ray of light would show him a way out! Nothing is more wretched than his condition. He is aware of his inevitable fate and in his great anguish is seeking a means to escape it. (“1 Samuel 28” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And when Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.