Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 15:24-35

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.”

26“I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725with youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586. “Forכִּ֤יkiH3588you have rejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988אֶת־'et-H853the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,andיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Hehas rejected youוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988asמִהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

27As Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437to goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,Saul grabbedוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388the hemבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671of his robeמְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.LoH4598,and it toreוַיִּקָּרַֽע׃vai.yi.ka.Ra'H7167.

28So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “The LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853has tornקָרַ֨עka.Ra'H7167the kingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478from youמֵעָלֶ֖יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117and has givenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453who isbetterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896than youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480.

29Moreoverוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,the Gloryנֵ֣צַחNe.tzachH5331of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808lieיְשַׁקֵּ֖רye.sha.KerH8266or change His mindיִנָּחֵ֑םyi.na.ChemH5162,forוְלֹ֣א כִּ֣יve.Lo' kiH3588 H3808Heה֖וּאhu'H1931is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808a manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120,that He should change His mindלְהִנָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.na.ChemH5162.”

30“I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,”Saul repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994honor meכַּבְּדֵ֥נִיka.be.De.niH3513nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048the eldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Come backוְשׁ֣וּבve.ShuvH7725with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973,so that I may worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִיve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.”

31So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050went backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725withאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

32Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringהַגִּ֤ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413אֶת־'et-H853Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002.”Agagאֲגַ֖ג'a.GagH90cameוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413cheerfullyמַעֲדַנֹּ֑תma.'a.da.NotH4575,for heאֲגָ֔ג'a.GagH90thoughtוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403the bitternessמַר־mar-H4751of deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ סha.Ma.vetH4194is pastסָ֥רsarH5493.”

33But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834your swordחַרְבֶּ֔ךָchar.Be.khaH2719has made womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802childlessשִׁכְּלָ֤הshi.ke.LahH7921,soכֵּן־ken-H3651your motherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517will be childlessתִּשְׁכַּ֥לtish.KalH7921among womenמִנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.na.ShimH802.”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֧לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853hacked Agagאֲגָ֛ג'a.GagH90to piecesוַיְשַׁסֵּ֨ףvay.sha.SefH8158beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ סba.gil.GalH1537.

34Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,but Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586went upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927toאֶל־'el-H413his homeבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004in Gibeahגִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

35And toעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of his deathמוֹת֔וֹ כִּֽי־mo.To ki-H4194 H3588,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808againיָסַ֨ףya.SafH3254visitedלִרְא֤וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586.Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050mournedהִתְאַבֵּ֥לhit.'a.BelH56forאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and the LORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068regrettedנִחָ֔םni.ChamH5162thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588He had made Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427אֶת־'et-H853overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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