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It stood still; having passed by him to and again he made a stand, as one that had some business with him, and addressed himself to speak to him.
I could not discern the form thereof; to wit, exactly and distinctly, so as to know what or who it was.
An image was before mine eyes; I saw some corporal or visible resemblance, though in a confused manner.
There was silence: the spirit, which possibly had made some noise with his motion, now standing still made no noise; all other persons and things about me were silent, and I also kept in my voice and breath as much as I could, that I might distinctly hear what I perceived the spirit was speaking to me. In the Hebrew the words run thus, silence and a voice (i.e. a silent, or still, or low voice, by a very common figure, called hendiadis) I heard.