King James Version
1 Samuel 28:10 in the King James Version says “And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.”
1 Samuel 28:10 · KJV
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.
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?
And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“sware”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
“As the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“liveth”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“As the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“there shall”
H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“happen”
H7136to light upon (chiefly by accident); specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
“to thee for this thing”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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