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1 Samuel 28:13

Saul

11 “Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.

12 But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”

“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.

14 “What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.

15 Then 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.”

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BSB
“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
KJV
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
WEB
The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.”
ASV
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.
DARBY
And the king said to her, Be not afraid; but what didst thou see? And the woman said to Saul, I saw a god ascending out of the earth.
BLB
And the king said to her, “Do not be afraid, for what did you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I have seen a god ascending out of the earth.”
ÅB
Da sa kongen til henne: Vær ikke redd! Men hva så du? Og kvinnen sa til Saul: Jeg så en gud stige opp av jorden.
OTB
Men kongen sa til henne: "Vær ikke redd; fortell meg hva du ser." Og kvinnen sa til Saul: "Jeg ser et guddommelig vesen stige opp fra jorden."
B1930
Da sa kongen til henne: Vær ikke redd! Men hvad så du? Og kvinnen sa til Saul: Jeg så en gud stige op av jorden.

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