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1 Samuel 15:2-9

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.

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