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1 Samuel 15:16-24

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

18and sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥ יְהוָ֖הvai.yish.la.cha.Kha Yah.wehH7971 H3068you on a missionבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870,sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980and devote to destructionוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.TahH2763אֶת־'et-H853the sinfulהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400אֶת־'et-H853Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002.Fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against themuntilעַ֥ד'adH5704you have wiped them outכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.’

19So whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100did you notלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּק֣וֹלsha.Ma'.ta be.KolH8085 H6963the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?Why did you rushוַתַּ֙עַט֙va.Ta.'atH5860uponאֶל־'el-H413the plunderהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998and doוַתַּ֥עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?”

20“But I did obeyשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ בְּק֣וֹלsha.Ma'.ti be.KolH8085 H6963the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,”Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶל־'el-H413שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980on the missionבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068gave meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971.I brought backוָאָבִ֗יאva.'a.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and devotedהֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃he.che.Ram.tiH2763the Amalekites to destructionעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002.

21The troopsהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and cattleוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241from the plunderמֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998,the best ofרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225the things devoted to destructionהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764,in order to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076themto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.”

22But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Does the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068delightהַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656in burnt offeringsבְּעֹל֣וֹתbe.'o.LotH5930and sacrificesוּזְבָחִ֔יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077as much as in obedienceכִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'H8085to His voiceבְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑הbe.Kol Yah.wehH6963 H3068?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,obedienceשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙she.Mo.a'H8085is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896than sacrificeמִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077, andattentivenessלְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.ShivH7181is better than the fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459of ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588rebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is like the sinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403of divinationקֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semH7081,and arroganceהַפְצַ֑רhaf.TzarH6484is like the wickednessוְאָ֥וֶןve.'A.venH205of idolatryוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655.Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you have rejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988אֶת־'et-H853the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He has rejected youוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988as kingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.”

24Then Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, “I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398כִּֽי־ki-H3588;I have transgressedעָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853commandmentפִּֽי־pi-H6310and your instructionsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588I fearedיָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiH3372אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and obeyedוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085their voiceבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

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