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1 Samuel 15

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,JehovahsentH7971metoanointלִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣lim.sho.cho.KhaH4886theetobekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258hearken thou untothevoiceלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963ofthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah.

2Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,IhavemarkedthatwhichAmalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002didtoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,howhesetשָׂ֥םsamH7760himselfagainsthiminthewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,whenH834hecameH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258goandsmiteAmalekעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002,andutterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763allthattheyhave,andspareH2550themnot;butslaybothmanמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,infantandsuckling,oxמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794andsheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581andass.

4AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586summonedthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andnumberedtheminTelaim,twoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmen,andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935tothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002,andlaidwaitinthevalley.

6AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untotheKenites,GoH5927,departסֻּ֨רוּSu.ruH5493,getyoudownרְד֜וּre.DuH3381fromamongtheAmalekites,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Idestroyyouwiththem;forye showedkindnesstoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whentheycameH5927upoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.SotheKenitesdepartedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493fromamongtheAmalekites.

7AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586smotetheAmalekites,fromHavilahמֵֽחֲוִילָה֙me.cha.vi.LahH2341asthou goesttoShurשׁ֔וּרShurH7793,thatisbeforeEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8AndhetookAgagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428oftheAmalekitesaliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,andutterly destroyedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

9ButSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586andthepeopleוְהָעָ֜םve.ha.'AmH5971sparedH2550Agagאֲגָ֗ג'a.GagH90,andthebestofthesheepהַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoNH6629,andoftheoxenH1241,andofthefatlings,andthelambsהַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.RimH3733,andallthatwasgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896,andwouldאָב֖וּ'a.VuH14notutterlydestroyH2763them:buteverythingH3605thatwasvileandrefuse,thattheydestroyed utterly.

10Thencamethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahuntoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11ItrepentethmethatIhavesetH6965upSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tobekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428;forheisturnedH7725backשָׁב֙shavH7725fromfollowingme,andhathnotperformedmycommandments.AndSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050waswroth;andhecriedH2199untoJehovahallnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925tomeetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;anditwastoldH5046Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760,and,behold,hesetH5324himupamonument,andturnedוַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.SoH5437,andpassedH5674on,andwentH935downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH935toSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586;andSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untohim,BlessedH1288bethouofJehovah:IhaveperformedthecommandmentofJehovah.

14AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Whatmeaneththenthisbleatingofthesheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629inmineearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,andthelowingoftheoxenH1241whichIhearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?

15AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,TheyhavebroughtH935themfromtheAmalekites:forthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sparedH2550thebestofthesheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629andoftheoxenH1241,tosacrificeזְבֹ֖חַze.Vo.achH2076untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andtherestwehaveutterly destroyed.

16ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Stay,andIwilltellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046theewhatJehovahhathsaidH559tomethisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.AndhesaidH559untohim,SayH559on.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Thoughthou wastlittleH6996inthineownבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869sight, wast thounotmadetheheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?AndJehovahanointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

18andJehovahsentH7971theeonajourneyבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870,andsaidH559,GoH7971,andutterlydestroyכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615thesinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400theAmalekites,andfightH3898againstthemuntiltheybeconsumed.

19Whereforethendidst thounotobeythevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,butdidst flyuponthespoilH7998,anddidstthatwhichwasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah?

20AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Yea,Ihaveobeyedthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,andhavegoneH935thewayH1870whichJehovahsentH7971me,andhavebroughtH935Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAmalekH6002,andhaveutterly destroyedtheAmalekites.

21Butthepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookH3947ofthespoilH7998,sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,thechiefofthedevotedthings,tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076untoJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559, HathJehovahasgreatdelightהַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656inburnt-offeringsandsacrificesH2077,asinobeyingthevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah?Behold,toobeyisbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thansacrificeH2077,andtohearkenthanthefatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459oframsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

23Forrebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805isasthesinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403ofwitchcraft,andstubbornnessisasidolatryandteraphimוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655.Becausethou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,hehathalsorejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988theefrombeingkingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.

24AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050,IhavesinnedH2398;forIhavetransgressedthecommandmentofJehovah,andthywordsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,becauseIfearedיָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiH3372thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andobeyedtheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

25NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,pardonmysinחַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.TiH2403,andturnH7725againwithme,thatImayworshipJehovah.

26AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Iwillnotreturnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725withthee;forthou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,andJehovahhathrejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988theefrombeingkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437abouttogoH5437awayH5437,Saullaidholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388upontheskirtבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671ofhisrobeמְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.LoH4598,anditrent.

28AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untohim,Jehovahhath rentthekingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromtheethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,andhathgivenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414ittoaneighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453ofthine,thatisbetterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896thanthou.

29Andalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571theStrengthofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnotlienorrepentH5162;forheisnotamanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120,thatheshouldrepentH5162.

30ThenhesaidH559,IhavesinnedH2398:yethonorכַּבְּדֵ֥נִיka.be.De.niH3513menowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,beforetheeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,andbeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andturnH7725againwithme,thatImayworshipJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

31SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725againafterSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586;andSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586worshippedJehovah.

32ThensaidH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Bringהַגִּ֤ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066ye hithertomeAgagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmalekites.AndAgagאֲגַ֖ג'a.GagH90cameuntohimcheerfully.AndAgagאֲגָ֔ג'a.GagH90saidH559,Surelythebitternessמַר־mar-H4751ofdeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ סha.Ma.vetH4194ispast.

33AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Asthyswordחַרְבֶּ֔ךָchar.Be.khaH2719hathmadeH7921womenH802childlessשִׁכְּלָ֤הshi.ke.LahH7921,soכֵּן־ken-H3651shallthymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517bechildlessתִּשְׁכַּ֥לtish.KalH7921amongwomenH802.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֧לshe.mu.'ElH8050hewedAgagאֲגָ֛ג'a.GagH90inpiecesbeforeJehovahinGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ סba.gil.GalH1537.

34ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentH5927toRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414;andSaulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586wentH5927uptohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004toGibeahגִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

35AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050camenomoretoseeלִרְא֤וֹתlir.'otH7200Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586untilthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofhisdeathמוֹת֔וֹmo.ToH4194;forSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050mournedהִתְאַבֵּ֥לhit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586:andJehovahrepentedH5162thathehadmadeSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15

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