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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

1 Samuel 28:10

So then Saul sware unto her by Yahweh, saying, - By the life of Yahweh, there shall no punishment befall thee for this thing.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - En-Dor;   Familiar Spirits;   Miracles;   Necromancy;   Oath;   Samuel;   Saul;   Sorcery;   Witchcraft;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles through Evil Agents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Endor;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Saul, king of israel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Descent into Hell (Hades);   Magic;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Magic;   Saul;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Divination;   Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Divination and Magic;   Medium;   Samuel, Books of;   Urim and Thummim;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   En-Dor;   Eschatology;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Descent into Hades;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Magic;   Saul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - War;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Happen;   Intercession;   Samuel, Books of;   Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Endor, the Witch of;   Samuel;  

Parallel Translations

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.”
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing.
King James Version
And Saul sware to her by the Lord , saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Lexham English Bible
Then Saul swore to her by Yahweh, "As Yahweh lives, you will not be punished for this thing."
English Standard Version
But Saul swore to her by the Lord , "As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."
New Century Version
Saul made a promise to the woman in the name of the Lord . He said, "As surely as the Lord lives, you won't be punished for this."
New English Translation
But Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord , "As surely as the Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!"
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."
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."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Saul sware to her by the Lorde, saying, As the Lord liueth, no harme shall come to thee 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."
Contemporary English Version
Saul replied, "I swear by the living Lord that nothing will happen to you because of this."
Complete Jewish Bible
But Sha'ul swore to her by Adonai , "As Adonai lives, you will not be punished for doing this."
Darby Translation
And Saul swore unto her by Jehovah, saying, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul used the Lord 's name to make a promise to the woman. He said, "As surely as the Lord lives, you won't be punished for doing this."
George Lamsa Translation
And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall no harm come upon you for this thing.
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.
Literal Translation
And Saul swore to her by Jehovah, saying, As Jehovah lives, no evil shall happen to you because of this thing.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Saul sware vnto her by ye LORDE, and sayde: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, there shall no harme happen vnto the for 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.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying: As the Lorde lyueth, there shall no harme come to thee for this thyng.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.'
King James Version (1611)
And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liueth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul swore to her, and said, As the Lord lives, no injury shall come upon thee on this account.
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.
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."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul swoor to hir in the Lord, and seide, The Lord lyueth; for no thing of yuel schal come to thee 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.'
Update Bible Version
And Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, As Yahweh lives, no punishment shall happen to 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, there shall no punishment happen to you 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 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."
New Life Bible
But Saul promised her by the Lord, saying, "As the Lord lives, you will not be punished for this."
New Revised Standard
But Saul swore to her by the Lord , "As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul swore unto her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth, there shall no evil happen to thee for this thing.
Revised Standard Version
But Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."
THE MESSAGE
Saul swore solemnly, "As God lives, you won't get in any trouble for this."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, "As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."

Contextual Overview

7 Then said Saul unto his servants - Seek me out a woman that owneth a familiar spirit, that I may even go unto her, and enquire of her. And his servants said unto him, Lo! there is a woman that owneth a familiar spirit in En-dor. 8 Saul therefore disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and departed - he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night, - and he said - Divine for me, I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me - whomsoever I shall name unto thee. 9 And the woman said unto him - Lo! thou, knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off them who have familiar spirits and him who is an oracle, out of the land, - wherefore, then, art thou striking at my life, to put me to death? 10 So then Saul sware unto her by Yahweh, saying, - By the life of Yahweh, there shall no punishment befall thee for this thing. 11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up for thee? And he said, Samuel, bring thou up for me. 12 And, when the woman saw Samuel, she made outcry with a loud voice, - and the woman spake unto Saul, saying - Wherefore hast thou deceived me, thou thyself being Saul? 13 And the king said unto her - Be not afraid, but what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, A god, saw I, coming up out of the earth. 14 And he said to her - What was his form? And she said - An old man, coming up, he being wrapped about with a robe. Then Saul knew, that it was, Samuel, so he inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sware: 1 Samuel 14:39, 1 Samuel 19:6, Genesis 3:5, Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, 2 Samuel 14:11, Matthew 26:72, Mark 6:23

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 29:6 - the Lord 2 Samuel 13:28 - fear not 2 Samuel 19:23 - sware Matthew 14:9 - the oath's

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
And Terah took Abram his son and Lot son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, - and came forth with them out of Ur of the Chaldees, that they might go their way towards the land of Canaan, and they came in as far as Haran and dwelt there.
Genesis 32:10
I am too small for all the lovingkindnesses and for all the faithfulness, which thou hast done unto thy servant, - For with my staff, passed I over this Jordan, But, now, have I become two camps.
Hosea 12:12
When Jacob fled to the country of Syria, then Israel served for a wife, and, for a wife, he watched over a flock.
Acts 7:2
And, he, said - Brethren and fathers, hearken! The God of Glory, appeared unto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, -
Acts 25:13
And, some days having gone by, Agrippa the king and Bernice came down to Caesarea, to salute Festus.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul sware to her by the Lord,.... By the Word of the Lord, as the Targum: it is much that Saul, being about such a work of darkness and wickedness, could take the name of the Lord into his mouth, and swear by him in such a solemn manner; which must surely put him in mind of his omniscience, from whom this wicked action could not be hid:

saying, [as] the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing; the tenor of the oath was, and so the woman understood it, that he would never make any discovery of what she did, and so she would be sat from punishment; though as he was the supreme governor, and a very arbitrary prince, had it been discovered, he could have screened her from justice, though contrary to the law of God; however, he could not secure her from eternal punishment.


 
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