1 Samuel. Saul in Aendor.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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28:5 The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form and does not decline; here it is in the genitive.
28:7 The place name Aendor does not decline; here it is in the ablative.
28:9 The full form of nosti is novisti. The use of tu is emphatic here (and ironic!). The classical spelling of ariolos would be hariolos.
28:11 Although the Hebrew name Samuhel does not usually decline, Samuhelem is an accusative form that you will see occasionally.
28:12 Although the Hebrew name Samuhel does not usually decline, Samuhelem is an accusative form that you will see occasionally. The name Saul does not decline; here it is in the accusative (ad Saul) and nominative (tu es Saul).
28:13 The phrase quid vidisti is a question. The name Saul does not decline; here it is in the accusative (ad Saul).
28:14 Latin often uses a relative pronoun,quae, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) she said..." The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical.
28:15 The name Saul does not decline; here it is in the accusative (ad Saul) and nominative (ait Saul). The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form and does not decline; here it is in the nominative. The subjunctive faciam is in indirect question, introduced by quid.
28:16 The question word quid here means "why?" ("(for) what (reason)?"). Saul's aemulus is David, who was anointed by Samuel, on God's direct orders.
28:19 The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the accusative (dabit Israhel) and genitive (castra Israhel). The word Philisthim is a Hebrew plural form and does not decline; here it is in the genitive.
28:20 The name Samuhel usually does not decline; here it is in the genitive (verba Samuhel, "words of Samuel"). The phrase in eo refers back to Saul.
28:21 The name Saul does not decline; here it is in the accusative (ad Saul). The deponent verb locutus es is transitive, and takes a direct object (quos).
28:22 The participle-verb combination, comedens convalescas, can be translated as verb-verb: "so that you might eat (and) recover your strength..."
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