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1 Samuel 15:16-24

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.

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