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1 Samuel 15:9-23

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.

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