Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As surely as the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this.” New Living Translation But Saul took an oath in the name of the LORD and promised, “As surely as the LORD lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.” English Standard Version But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” Berean Standard Bible Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.” King James Bible And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. New King James Version And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” New American Standard Bible So Saul swore an oath to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” NASB 1995 Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” NASB 1977 And Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, there shall no punishment come upon you for this thing.” Legacy Standard Bible Then Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, “As Yahweh lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” Amplified Bible Then Saul swore [an oath] to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.” Christian Standard Bible Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment will come to you from this.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, nothing bad will happen to you because of this.” American Standard Version And Saul sware to her by Jehovah, saying, As Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. Contemporary English Version Saul replied, "I swear by the living LORD that nothing will happen to you because of this." English Revised Version And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. GOD'S WORD® Translation But Saul took an oath in the LORD's name, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives, you will not be harmed if you do this." Good News Translation Then Saul made a sacred vow. "By the living LORD I promise that you will not be punished for doing this," he told her. International Standard Version Saul swore to her by the LORD: "As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment will come on you for this thing." Majority Standard Bible Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: ?As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.? NET Bible But Saul swore an oath to her by the LORD, "As surely as the LORD lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!" New Heart English Bible But Saul swore to her, saying, "As the LORD lives, no punishment will come upon you for this thing." Webster's Bible Translation And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. World English Bible Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, “As Yahweh lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Saul swears to her by YHWH, saying, “YHWH lives, punishment does not meet you for this thing.” Young's Literal Translation And Saul sweareth to her by Jehovah, saying, 'Jehovah liveth, punishment doth not meet thee for this thing.' Smith's Literal Translation And Saul will swear to her by Jehovah, saying, Jehovah lives, if iniquity shall pierce thee upon this word. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Saul swore unto her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth there shall no evil happen to thee for this thing. Catholic Public Domain Version And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, nothing evil will befall you because of this matter.” New American Bible But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, you shall incur no blame for this.” New Revised Standard Version But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall no harm come upon you for this thing. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Shaul swore to her by LORD JEHOVAH and said: “LORD JEHOVAH is living that there shall be no harm to you in this matter!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And Saul swore to her, and said, As the Lord lives, no injury shall come upon thee on this account. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul and the Medium of Endor…9But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?” 10Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.” 11“Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.… Cross References Leviticus 19:31 You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, / and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. Isaiah 8:19 When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 2 Kings 21:6 He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. 2 Chronicles 33:6 He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Acts 8:9-11 Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” 2 Kings 17:17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. Micah 5:12 I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. Nahum 3:4 because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. Acts 16:16-18 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. Ephesians 5:11 Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. Treasury of Scripture And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing. sware 1 Samuel 14:39 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 1 Samuel 19:6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Jump to Previous Meet Oath Punished Punishment Saul Surely Sware Sweareth Swore VowedJump to Next Meet Oath Punished Punishment Saul Surely Sware Sweareth Swore Vowed1 Samuel 28 1. Achish puts confidence in David3. Saul having destroyed the witches 4. and now in his fear forsaken of God 7. has recourse to a witch 8. who, encouraged by Saul, raises up Samuel 15. Saul hearing his ruin, faints 21. The woman and his servants refresh him with meat Then Saul swore The act of swearing an oath in ancient Israel was a solemn and binding commitment. The Hebrew root for "swore" is "שָׁבַע" (shava), which conveys the seriousness of making a vow before God. In this context, Saul's oath is particularly significant because it reflects his desperation and willingness to violate God's commandments, as he seeks guidance from a medium, which was strictly forbidden (Leviticus 19:31). This highlights Saul's spiritual decline and the extent of his fear and insecurity. to her by the LORD As surely as the LORD lives no punishment shall come upon you for this Hebrew Then Saulשָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites swore וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to her by the LORD: בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “As surely as the LORD יְהוָ֕ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel lives, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life no אִֽם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not punishment עָוֺ֖ן (‘ā·wōn) Noun - common singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity shall come upon you יִקְּרֵ֥ךְ (yiq·qə·rêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers for בַּדָּבָ֥ר (bad·dā·ḇār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause this.” הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that Links 1 Samuel 28:10 NIV1 Samuel 28:10 NLT 1 Samuel 28:10 ESV 1 Samuel 28:10 NASB 1 Samuel 28:10 KJV 1 Samuel 28:10 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 28:10 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 28:10 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 28:10 French Bible 1 Samuel 28:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 28:10 Saul swore to her by Yahweh saying (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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