Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 15:21-25

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.

25Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375my sinחַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.TiH2403and returnוְשׁ֣וּבve.ShuvH7725with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973so I can worshipוְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.”

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