## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 28

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:1
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וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן וּכְנָשׁוּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי יַת מַשִׁירְיַתְהוֹן לְחֵילָא לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא בְיִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲמַר אָכִישׁ לְדָוִד מִדַע תֵּדַע אֲרֵי עִמִי תִּפּוֹק בְּמַשְׁרִיָתָא אַתְּ וְגַבְרָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for an army, to wage war against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Understand well that you are to go with me in the army, you and your men.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:2
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וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְאָכִישׁ בְּכֵן אַתְּ תְּדַע יַת דִי יַעְבַּד עַבְדָךְ וַאֲמַר אָכִישׁ לְדָוִד בְּכֵן נַטְרָא לְרֵישֵׁי אֲשַׁוִינָךְ כָּל יוֹמַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to Achish, “Thus you shall know what your servant can do.” And Achish said to David, “Thus I will make you guardian of my head all the days.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:3
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל מִית וּסְפָדוּ עֲלוֹהִי כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּקְבָרוֹהִי בְרָמָתָא וּסְפָדוּ עֲלוֹהִי אֱנָשׁ בְּקַרְתֵּיהּ וְשָׁאוּל פַּלִי יַת בִּידִין וּזְכוּרוּ מִן אַרְעָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now Samuel had died and all Israel had mourned over him. And they buried him in Ramah and they had mourned over him, each in his own city. And Saul had removed mediums and necromancers out of the land.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:4
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וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וַאֲתוֹ וּשְׁרוֹ בְשׁוּנֵם וּכְנַשׁ שָׁאוּל יַת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁרוֹ בַּגִלְבּוֹעַ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The Philistines gathered themselves and came. They encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:5
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וַחֲזָא שָׁאוּל יַת מַשִׁרְיַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּדְחִיל וְזָע לִבֵּיהּ לַחֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:6
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וּשְׁאִיל שָׁאוּל בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ וְלָא קַבֵּל צְלוֹתֵיהּ יְיָ אַף בְּחֶלְמַיָא אַף בְּאוּרַיָא אַף בְּסַפְרַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when Saul inquired of the speech of the LORD the LORD did not accept his prayer, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by scribes.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:7
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וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל לְעַבְדוֹהִי בְּעוֹ לִי אִתְּתָא דְיַדְעָא לְאַסָקָא בִּידִין וֶאֱהַךְ לְוָתָהּ וְאֶשְׁאַל בָּהּ וַאֲמַרוּ עַבְדוֹהִי לֵיהּ הָא אִתְּתָא דְיַדְעָא לְאַסָקָא בִידִין בְּעֵין דוֹר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek out for me a woman who knows how to conjure up the spirits of the dead that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman at Endor who knows how to conjure up the spirits of the dead.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:8
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וְאִשְׁתַּנֵי שָׁאוּל וּלְבַשׁ לְבוּשִׁין אוֹחֲרָנִין וַאֲזַל הוּא וּתְרֵין גַבְרָא עִמֵיהּ וַאֲתוֹ לְוַת אִתְּתָא בְּלֵילְיָא וַאֲמַר קָסְמִי כְעַן לִי בְּבִידִין וְאַסְקֵי לִי יַת דְאֵימַר לָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothes and went, he and two men with him. And they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Divine for me by the spirits of the dead, and conjure up for me whomever I shall name to you.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:9
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וַאֲמַרַת אִתְּתָא לֵיהּ הָא אַתְּ יָדַעְתָּא יַת דַעֲבַד שָׁאוּל דְשֵׁיצֵי יַת בִּידִין וְיַת זְכוּרוּ מִן אַרְעָא וּלְמָא אַתְּ מִתְגָרֵי בְּנַפְשִׁי לְמִקְטְלִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has put an end to the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you provoking my soul to kill me?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:10
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וְקַיֵם לָהּ שָׁאוּל בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ לְמֵימַר קַיָם הוּא יְיָ אִם יְעַרְעִינָךְ חוֹבָא בְּפִתְגָמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But Saul swore to her by the speech of the LORD, saying, “As the LORD is the existing One, no guilt shall come upon you by this thing.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:11
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וַאֲמַרַת אִתְּתָא יַת מַן אַסִיק לָךְ וַאֲמַר יַת שְׁמוּאֵל אַסִיקִי לִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then the woman said, “Whom shall I conjure up for you?” He said, “Conjure up Samuel for me.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:12
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וַחֲזַת אִתְּתָא יַת שְׁמוּאֵל וּצְוָחַת בְּקַל רַב וַאֲמָרַת אִתְּתָא לְשָׁאוּל לְמֵימָר לְמָה שְׁקַרְתְּ בִּי וְאַתְּ שָׁאוּל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:13
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וַאֲמַר לָהּ מַלְכָּא לָא תִדְחֲלִין אֲרֵי מֶה חָזִית וַאֲמַרַת אִתְּתָא לְשָׁאוּל מַלְאָכָא דַייָ חֲזֵיתִי דְסָלִיק מִן אַרְעָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The king said to her, “Fear not. What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see the angel of the LORD, coming up out of the earth.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:14
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וַאֲמַר לָהּ מֶה חֶזְוֵיהּ וַאֲמַרַת גַבְרָא סָבָא סְלִיק וְהוּא עַטִיף מְעִילָא וִידַע שָׁאוּל אֲרֵי שְׁמוּאֵל הוּא וּכְרַע עַל אַפּוֹהִי עַל אַרְעָא וּסְגִיד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He said to her, “How is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up; and he is wrapped in a robe.” Then Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he kneeled with his face to the ground and bowed down.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:15
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וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל לְשָׁאוּל לְמָה אַזְעַתָּנִי לְאַסָקָא יָתִי וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל עָקַת לִי לַחֲדָא וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי מְגִיחִין קְרָבָא בִּי וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ רָחִיק יָתִי וְלָא קַבֵּיל צְלוֹתִי עוֹד אַף בְּיַד סַפְרַיָא אַף בְּחֶלְמַיָא וּקְרֵית לָךְ לְהוֹדָעוּתַנִי מֶה אַעְבֵּיד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by conjuring me up?” Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are waging war against me and the speech of the LORD has rejected me and accepts my prayer no more, either by scribes or by dreams. So I have called you to let me know what I should do.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:16
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וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל וּלְמָא אַתְּ שָׁאֵיל יָתִי וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ רָחִיק יָתָךְ וַהֲוָה בְּסַעֲדֵיהּ דְגַבְרָא דִי אַתְּ בְּעֵיל דְבָבֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the speech of the LORD has rejected you and is in the aid of the man whose enemy you are?


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:17
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וַעֲבַד יְיָ לֵיהּ כְּמָא דְמַלֵיל בִּידִי וְאַעֲדֵי יְיָ יַת מַלְכוּתָא מִנָךְ וְיַהֲבָהּ לְחַבְרָךְ לְדָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The LORD has established as He spoke with me, for the LORD has removed the kingship from you and given it to your neighbour, to David.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:18
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כְּמָא דְלָא קַבֵּילְתָּא בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ וְלָא עֲבַדְתָּא תְקֵיף רוּגְזֵיהּ בַּעֲמָלֵק עַל כֵּן פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין עֲבַד לָךְ יְיָ יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Because you did not accept the speech of the LORD and did not carry out his fierce anger against those of the House of Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you this day.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:19
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וְיִמְסַר יְיָ אַף יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמָךְ בִּידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמְחַר אַתְּ וּבְנָךְ עִמִי אַף יַת מַשְׁרִיתָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל יִמְסַר יְיָ בִּידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Moreover, the LORD will surrender Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me, and also the army of Israel, the LORD will surrender it into the hand of the Philistines.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:20
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וְאוֹחֵי שָׁאוּל וּנְפַל מְלֵי קוֹמָתֵיהּ לְאַרְעָא וּדְחִיל לַחֲדָא מִפִּתְגָמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל אַף חֵילָא לָא הֲוָה בֵיהּ אֲרֵי לָא אֲכָל לַחְמָא כָּל יוֹמָא וְכָל לֵילְיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Saul hurried and fell full length upon the ground, for he greatly feared the words of Samuel. There was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day long and all night.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:21
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וְאָתַת אִתְּתָא לְוַת שָׁאוּל וַחֲזַת אֲרֵי אִתְבָהֵיל לַחֲדָא וַאֲמַרַת לֵיהּ הָא קַבִּילַת אַמְתָךְ מִנָךְ וּמְסָרִית נַפְשִׁי כְּעַל גַב לְאִתְקְטָלָא וּשְׁמָעִית יַת פִּתְגָמָךְ דְמַלֵילְתָּא עִמִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when the woman came to Saul and saw that he was very confused, she said to him, “Behold, your handmaid has received from you and surrendered my life, as if it were on the back [of my hand], to be killed. And I have listened to what you have spoken to me.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:22
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וּכְעַן קַבֵיל כְּעַן אַף אַתְּ לְמֵימָר אַמְתָךְ וַאֲשַׁוֵי קֳדָמָךְ פִּתָּא דְלַחְמָא וֶאֱכוֹל וִיהֵי בָךְ חֵילָא אֲרֵי תֵיזֵיל בְּאוֹרְחָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And now, you also accept from your handmaid. Let me set a slice of bread before you. And eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:23
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וְסָרִיב וַאֲמַר לָא אֵכוּל וְאַתְקִיפוּ בֵיהּ עַבְדוֹהִי וְאַף אִתְּתָא וְקַבֵּיל לְמֵימְרֵיהוֹן וְקָם מֵאַרְעָא וְיָתֵיב עַל עַרְסָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
He was stubborn and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, seized him, and he accepted their speech. So he arose from the ground and sat upon the bed.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:24
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וּלְאִתְּתָא עֵגֶל פַּטִים בְּבֵיתָא וְאוֹחִיאַת וּנְכֵסְתֵּיהּ וּנְסִיבַת קִמְחָא וְלָשַׁת וַאֲפִיתֵיהּ פַּטִיר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house and she quickly slaughtered it. And she took flour, and kneaded it and baked unleavened bread with it.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:25
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 28:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/28:25)

וְקָרֵיבַת קֳדָם שָׁאוּל וְקָדָם עַבְדוֹהִי וַאֲכַלוּ וְקָמוּ וַאֲזַלוּ בְּלֵילְיָא הַהוּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And she brought it before Saul and before his servants and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.