1 Samuel 28:11

King James Version

Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Who is it that you want me to bring up for you?” the woman asked.

Hebrew Names Version
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to you? He said, Bring me up Shemu'el.

Lexham English Bible
So the woman asked, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

English Standard Version
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

New Century Version
The woman asked, "Whom do you want me to bring up?" He answered, "Bring up Samuel."

New English Translation
The woman replied, "Who is it that I should bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up for me Samuel."

Amplified Bible
So the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

New American Standard Bible
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said the woman, Whom shal I bring vp vnto thee? And he answered, Bring me vp Samuel.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

Contemporary English Version
"Who do you want me to bring up?" she asked. "Bring up the ghost of Samuel," he answered.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the woman asked, "Whom should I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up for me Sh'mu'el."

Darby Translation
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Easy-to-Read Version
The woman asked, "Who do you want me to bring up for you?" Saul answered, "Bring up Samuel."

George Lamsa Translation
Then the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to you? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Good News Translation
"Whom shall I call up for you?" the woman asked. "Samuel," he answered.

Literal Translation
And the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to you? And he said, Bring up Samuel to me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde ye woman: Whom shal I brynge vp vnto the? He sayde: Brynge me vp Samuel.

American Standard Version
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Bible in Basic English
Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then saide the woman: Whom shall I fetch vp vnto thee? He aunswered: Bring me vp Samuel.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said the woman: 'Whom shall I bring up unto thee?' And he said: 'Bring me up Samuel.'

King James Version (1611)
Then said the woman, Whome shall I bring vp vnto thee? and he said, Bring me vp Samuel.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to thee? and he said, Bring up to me Samuel.

English Revised Version
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Berean Standard Bible
"Whom shall I bring up for you?" the woman asked. "Bring up Samuel," he replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the womman seide to hym, Whom schal Y reise to thee? And he seide, Reise thou Samuel to me.

Young's Literal Translation
And the woman saith, `Whom do I bring up to thee?' and he saith, `Samuel -- bring up to me.'

Update Bible Version
Then the woman said, Whom shall I bring up to you? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said the woman, whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

World English Bible
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up to you? He said, Bring me up Samuel.

New King James Version
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

New Living Translation
Finally, the woman said, "Well, whose spirit do you want me to call up?" "Call up Samuel," Saul replied.

New Life Bible
Then the woman said, "Whom should I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

New Revised Standard
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He answered, "Bring up Samuel for me."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up for thee? And he said, Samuel, bring thou up for me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the woman said to him: Whom shall I bring up to thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Revised Standard Version
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" He said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

THE MESSAGE
The woman said, "So whom do you want me to bring up?" "Samuel. Bring me Samuel."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me."

Contextual Overview

⁷ Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. ⁸ And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. ⁹ And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? ¹⁰ And Saul sware to her by the Lord , saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. ¹¹ Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. ¹² And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. ¹³ 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. ¹⁴ And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 18:11 - or a necromancer 1 Samuel 28:15 - Why hast

Cross-References

Genesis 28:18
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Genesis 31:46
And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.

Matthew 8:20
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

2 Corinthians 1:5
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said the woman, whom shall I bring up unto thee?.... For such persons, according to their profession, pretended they were able to bring up any of the dead, that he who inquired of them should name:

and he said, bring me up Samuel; the prophet Samuel he meant, and no doubt the woman so understood him, whose name was well known; he had been an old acquaintance and friend of Saul's, his counsellor and adviser in many things and though he greatly neglected him in the latter part of his life, was very desirous of an interview with him now dead, that he might be advised by him how to get out of the straits and difficulties in which he was involved; but it argued extreme folly and madness in him to imagine, that the spirit of this great and good man was at the beck of a witch, and he to be called out of the state of the dead by her enchantments; or that God would permit him to appear to him, and by him give an answer, when he would not answer him by living prophets, nor any other way.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bring me up Samuel - Dr. Trench observes, “All human history has failed to record a despair deeper or more tragic than his, who, having forsaken God and being of God forsaken, is now seeking to move hell; and infinitely guilty as he is, assuredly there is something unutterably pathetic in that yearning of the disanointed king to change words with the friend and counselor of his youth, and if he must hear his doom, to hear it from no other lips but his” (‘Shipwrecks of Faith, ‘ p. 47).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 28:11. Whom shall I bring up — The woman certainly meant no more than making her familiar personify whomsoever the querist should wish. In the evocation of spirits this is all that, according to the professed rules of their art, such persons pretend to; for over human souls in paradise or in the infernal regions they have no power. If we allow that there is such an art founded on true principles, all it can pretend to is, to bring up the familiar; cause him when necessary to assume the form and character of some particular person, and to give such notices relative to futurity as he is able to collect. And this even in the cases to which authenticity is generally allowed, is often scanty, vague, and uncertain, for fallen spirits do not abound in knowledge: this is an attribute of God, and rays of this perfection are imparted to pure and holy intelligences; and even Satan himself, as may be seen from most of his temptations, is far from excelling in knowledge. He may be cunning and insidious, but he certainly is not wise and prudent; we in general give this fallen spirit credit for much more wisdom than he possesses.