1 Samuel 15
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1 Samuel 15:21-25

21וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand it tookH9001H3947הָעָ֧םha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.Lalfrom the plunderH9006H9009H7998צֹ֥אןtzonsheepH6629וּבָקָ֖רu.va.Karand cattleH9002H1241רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[the] choicest ofH7225הַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remthe object[s] for destructionH9009H2764לִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achto sacrifice [them]H9005H2076לַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH9005H3068אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430H9021בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.Galin <the> GilgalH9003H1537
22וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050הַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetz¿ [does] delightH9008H2656לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh[belong] to YahwehH9005H3068בְּעֹל֣וֹתbe.'o.Lotin burnt offeringsH9003H5930וּזְבָחִ֔יםu.ze.va.Chimand sacrificesH9002H2077כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'like listeningH9004H8085בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH9003H6963יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙she.Mo.a'to obeyH8085מִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachmore than sacrificeH9006H2077ט֔וֹבTov[is] goodH2896לְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.Shivto pay attentionH9005H7181מֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levmore than [the] fat ofH9006H2459אֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimramsH352
23כִּ֤יkiforH3588חַטַּאת־cha.tat-[is the] sin ofH2403קֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semdivinationH7081מֶ֔רִיMe.rirebellionH4805וְאָ֥וֶןve.'A.venand [is] wickednessH9002H205וּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.Fimand teraphimH9002H8655הַפְצַ֑רhaf.TzarpresumptionH6484יַ֗עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282מָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.tayou have rejectedH3988אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] word ofH1697יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.Khaand he has rejected youH9001H3988H9031מִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhfrom kingH9006H4428
24וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559שָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586אֶל־'el-toH413שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuelH8050חָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398כִּֽי־ki-forH3588עָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiI have transgressedH5674אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פִּֽי־pi-[the] mouth ofH6310יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H9002H853דְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khawords yourH1697H9021כִּ֤יkiforH3588יָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiI fearedH3372אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971וָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'and I listenedH9001H8085בְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.Lamto voice theirH9003H6963H9028
25וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH9002H6258שָׂ֥אsa'forgiveH5375נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.Tisin myH2403H9020וְשׁ֣וּבve.Shuvand returnH9002H7725עִמִּ֔י'i.Miwith meH5973H9030וְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.'esh.ta.cha.Vehso I may bow downH9002H7812לַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH9005H3068
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