Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 13:13-15

13“You have acted foolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050declaredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586. “You have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430gave youצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680כִּ֣יkiH3588;if you hadעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853would have establishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559your kingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704all timeעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14But nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258your kingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467will notלֹא־lo'-H3808endureתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965;the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has soughtבִּקֵּשׁ֩bi.KeshH1245a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376after His own heartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824and appointed himוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ יְהוָ֤הvay.tza.Ve.hu Yah.wehH6680 H3068rulerלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834the commandצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

15Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromH4480GilgalH1537and wentH5927up to Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390in Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.And SaulH7586אֶת־'et-H853numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485the troopsהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH5971 H4672who were with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,about sixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

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