1 Samuel 28:13

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¹³The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! But what have you seen?” The woman replied to Saul, “I have seen a divine being^[a] coming up from the ground!”

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1 Samuel 28:13 tn Heb “gods.” The modifying participle (translated “coming up”) is plural, suggesting that underworld spirits are the referent. But in the following verse Saul understands the plural word to refer to a singular being. The reference is to the spirit of Samuel.

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