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1 Samuel 15:1-17

1Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971meאֹתִ֨י'o.TiH853to anoint youלִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣lim.sho.cho.KhaH4886kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921His peopleעַמּ֖וֹ עַל־a.Mo 'al-H5971 H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,listenשְׁמַ֔ע לְק֖וֹלshe.Ma' le.KolH8085 H6963to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2This is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘I witnessedפָּקַ֕דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485אֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to the Israelitesלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they opposedשָׂ֥םsamH7760themon their wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870upבַּעֲלֹת֖וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258goלֵ֨ךְlekhH1980and attackוְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הve.hi.ki.TahH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002and devote to destructionוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belongs to them.Do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808spareתַחְמֹ֖לtach.MolH2550themעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,but put to deathוְהֵמַתָּ֞הve.he.ma.TahH4191menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andעַד־'ad-H5704womenאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵֽעֹלֵל֙me.'o.LelH5768andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704infantsיוֹנֵ֔קyo.NekH3243,oxenמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelsמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704donkeysחֲמֽוֹר׃ סcha.MorH2543.’”

4So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֤עvay.sha.Ma'H8085the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and numbered themוַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙vai.yif.ke.DemH6485at Telaimבַּטְּלָאִ֔יםba.te.la.'ImH2923—200,000מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶףma.Ta.yim 'E.lefH3967 H505foot soldiersרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273and 10,000וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אֶת־va.'a.Se.ret 'a.la.Fim 'et-H6235 H505 H854menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002and lay in waitוַיָּ֖רֶבvai.Ya.revH693in the valleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

6And heשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586warnedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413the Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֡יha.kei.NiH7017, “Since youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859showedעָשִׂ֤יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617toעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478when they came upבַּעֲלוֹתָ֖םba.'a.lo.TamH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,go onלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980and get awayסֻּ֨רוּ רְד֜וּSu.ru re.DuH5493 H3381fromמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִ֗י'a.mal.KiH6003.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435I will sweep you awayאֹֽסִפְךָ֙'o.sif.KhaH622with themעִם־'im-H5973.”So the Kenitesקֵינִ֖יkei.NiH7017moved awayוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493fromמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002.

7Then Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853struck downוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002all the wayבּוֹאֲךָ֣bo.'a.KhaH935from Havilahמֵֽחֲוִילָה֙me.cha.vi.LahH2341to Shurשׁ֔וּרShurH7793,which isאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921eastפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8He capturedוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂvai.yit.PosH8610אֶת־'et-H853Agagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,but devotedהֶחֱרִ֥ים לְפִי־he.che.Rim le.fi-H2763 H6310allכָּל־kol-H3605the others to destructionהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

9Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and his troopsוְהָעָ֜ם עַל־ve.ha.'Am 'al-H5971 H5921sparedוַיַּחְמֹל֩vai.yach.MolH2550Agagאֲגָ֗ג'a.GagH90,along withוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the bestמֵיטַ֣בmei.TavH4315of the sheepהַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoNH6629and cattleוְהַבָּקָ֨רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,the fat calvesוְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםve.ha.mish.NimH4932andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921lambsהַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.RimH3733,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the bestהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896of everything elseכָּל־kol-H3605.They were unwillingוְלֹ֥א אָב֖וּve.Lo' 'a.VuH3808 H14to devote them to destructionהַחֲרִימָ֑םha.cha.ri.MamH2763,but they devoted to destructionהֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ פhe.che.Ri.muH2763allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that was despisedהַמְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥הha.me.la.Khah ne.miv.ZahH4399 H5240and worthlessוְנָמֵ֖סve.na.MesH4549אֹתָ֥הּ'o.TahH853.

10Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“I regretנִחַ֗מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have made Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586kingהִמְלַ֤כְתִּיhim.Lakh.tiH4427אֶת־'et-H853לְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has turned awayשָׁב֙shavH7725from following Meמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808carried outהֵקִ֑יםhe.KimH6965My instructionsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697.”And Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050was distressedוַיִּ֙חַר֙vai.Yi.charH2734and cried outוַיִּזְעַ֥קvai.yiz.'AkH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605that nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12Early in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050got upוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925to confrontלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,but he was toldוַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗רvai.yu.Gad lish.mu.'El le.MorH5046 H8050 H559, “Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586has goneבָּֽא־ba'-H935to Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,he has set upמַצִּ֥יבma.TzivH5324a monumentיָ֔דYadH3027for himselfand has turnedוַיִּסֹּב֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רvai.yi.So vai.ya.'a.VorH5437 H5674and gone downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.”

13When Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050reachedוַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413himשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “May the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068blessבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859.I have carried outהֲקִימֹ֖תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068instructionsדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697.”

14But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Then whatוּמֶ֛הu.MehH4100isthisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088בְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241bleatingקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of sheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629and lowingוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of cattleהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?”

15Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The troopsהָעָם֙ עַל־ha.'Am 'al-H5971 H5921brought themהֱבִיא֗וּםhe.vi.'UmH935אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834from the Amalekitesמֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣יme.'a.mal.KiH6003;they sparedחָמַ֤לcha.MalH2550the bestמֵיטַ֤בmei.TavH4315sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629and cattleוְהַבָּקָ֔רve.ha.ba.KarH1241toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616sacrificeזְבֹ֖חַze.Vo.achH2076to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,butוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the restהַיּוֹתֵ֖רhai.yo.TerH3148we devoted to destructionהֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ׃ סhe.che.Ram.nuH2763.”

16“Stopהֶ֚רֶףHe.refH7503!”exclaimedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586. “Let me tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046youאֵת֩'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413last nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.” “Tell meדַּבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696,”Saul repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559.

17And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Althoughאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859were oncesmallקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,have youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859notהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808become the headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478

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