Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 15:22-23
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.wehH6963H3068?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.”
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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