Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 15:17-19
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.wehH7971H3068you 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.KolH8085H6963the 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?”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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