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1 Samuel 15:13-31

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.

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