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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

9And 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?

11Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up for thee? And he said, Samuel, bring thou up for me.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:5For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then shall your eyes be opened,—and ye shall become like God, knowing good and evil.

Deuteronomy 18:10There shall not be found in thy midst—One who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through fire,—Or who useth divination, hidden arts or enchantments Or who muttereth incantations;

1 Samuel 19:6And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan,—and Saul sware, By the life of Yahweh, he shall not be put to death!

Matthew 26:72And, again, he denied, with an oath—I know not the man.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 28:8-15

Saul Consults the Witch at Endor. ( b. c. 1055.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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