Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 15:1-6

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.

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