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1 Samuel 28

1 Sam. 28:6 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
inquired
sha'al (Hebrew #7592)
a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.
Pronounce: shaw-al'
Origin: or shael {shaw-ale'}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
answered
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
him notx, neither by dreams
chalowm (Hebrew #2472)
from 2492; a dream
KJV usage: dream(-er).
Pronounce: khal-ome'
Origin: or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}
y, nor by Urim
'Uwriym (Hebrew #224)
lights; Urim, the oracular brilliancy of the figures in the high-priest's breastplate
KJV usage: Urim.
Pronounce: oo-reem'
Origin: plur of 217
z, nor by prophets
nabiy' (Hebrew #5030)
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
KJV usage: prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
Pronounce: naw-bee'
Origin: from 5012
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Prov. 1:28• 28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;{HR}They will seek me diligently but shall not find me. (Prov. 1:28)
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Lam. 2:9• 9Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars:{HR}Her king and her princes are among the Gentiles:{HR}The law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah. (Lam. 2:9)
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Num. 12:6• 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. (Num. 12:6)
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Num. 27:21• 21{i}And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him, by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, he, and all the children of Israel with him, even the whole assembly.{/i} (Num. 27:21)

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Cross References

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enquired.
1 Sam. 14:37• 37And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? {i}But he did not answer him that day{/i}. (1 Sam. 14:37)
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1 Chron. 10:14• 14And inquired not of Jehovah: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. (1 Chron. 10:14)
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Lam. 2:9• 9Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars:{HR}Her king and her princes are among the Gentiles:{HR}The law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah. (Lam. 2:9)
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Ezek. 20:1‑3• 1And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah and sat before me.
 2And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
 3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you. (Ezek. 20:1‑3)
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John 9:31• 31We know that God heareth not sinners, but if anyone be God-fearing, and do his will, him he heareth. (John 9:31)
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James 4:3• 3ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures. (James 4:3)
by dreams.
Gen. 28:12‑15• 12And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on earth, and its top reached to the heavens. And behold, angels of God ascended and descended upon it.
 13And behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, God of Abraham thy father, and God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
 14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt break forth to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
 15And behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee till I have done that of which I have spoken to thee. (Gen. 28:12‑15)
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Gen. 46:2‑4• 2And God spoke to Israel in the night visions and said, Jacob, Jacob! And he said, Here [am] I.
 3And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation.
 4I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up [again]; and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. (Gen. 46:2‑4)
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Num. 12:6• 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. (Num. 12:6)
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Job 33:14‑16• 14When God [El] speaketh once, and twice —{HR}[Man] regardeth it not —
 15In a dream, in a vision of the night,{HR}When deep sleep falleth on mortals,{HR}In slumberings on the bed;
 16Then he openeth the ear of mortals,{HR}And sealeth up their instruction, (Job 33:14‑16)
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Jer. 23:28• 28{i}The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.{/i} (Jer. 23:28)
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Matt. 1:20• 20{i}but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to [thee] Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of [the] Holy Spirit.{/i} (Matt. 1:20)
by Urim.
Ex. 28:20• 20{i}and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and an onyx, and a jasper; enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings.{/i} (Ex. 28:20)
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Num. 27:21• 21{i}And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him, by the judgment of the Urim before Jehovah: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, he, and all the children of Israel with him, even the whole assembly.{/i} (Num. 27:21)
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Deut. 33:8• 8And of Levi he said,{HR}Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy holy one,{HR}Whom thou didst prove at Massah,{HR}With whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; (Deut. 33:8)
by prophets.
Psa. 74:9• 9Our signs we see not;{HR}[There is] no more a prophet,{HR}And with us [is] not any knowing how long. (Psa. 74:9)
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Lam. 2:9• 9Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars:{HR}Her king and her princes are among the Gentiles:{HR}The law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from Jehovah. (Lam. 2:9)
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Ezek. 20:3• 3Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you. (Ezek. 20:3)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urime, or by prophets.

JND Translation Notes

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See Neh. 7.65.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Saul inquired of Jehovah; but Jehovah did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)