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1 Samuel 15:13-31

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH935toSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586;andSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tohim,BlessedH1288art thouofJehovah:Ihavefulfilledthewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofJehovah.

14AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,What[means]thenthisbleatingofsheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629inmineearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,andthelowingofoxenH1241whichIhearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?

15AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,TheyhavebroughtH935themfromtheAmalekites,becausethepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sparedH2550thebestofthesheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629andoftheoxenH1241,tosacrificeזְבֹ֖חַze.Vo.achH2076toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andtherestwehaveutterly destroyed.

16AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Stay,thatImaytellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046theewhatJehovahhassaidH559tomethisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.AndhesaidH559tohim,SayH559on.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Wasitnotwhenthou wastlittleH6996inthineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thatthou [becamest]theheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andJehovahanointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18AndJehovahsentH7971theeonawayH1870andsaidH559,GoH7971andutterlydestroyכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615thesinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400theAmalekites,andfightH3898againstthemuntiltheybeconsumed.

19Whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100thendidst thounothearkentothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,butdidst falluponthespoilH7998,anddidstevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovah?

20AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Ihaveindeedhearkenedtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah,andhavegoneH935thewayH1870whichJehovahsentH7971me,andhavebroughtH935Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAmalekH6002,andhaveutterly destroyedtheAmalekites.

21Butthepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookH3947ofthespoilH7998,sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andoxenH1241,thechoicestofthedevotedthings,tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076toJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,HasJehovahdelightהַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656inburnt-offeringsandsacrificesH2077,Asinhearkeningtothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJehovah?Behold,obedienceisbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thansacrificeH2077,Attentionלְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.ShivH7181thanthefatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459oframsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

23Forrebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is[as]thesinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403ofdivinationקֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semH7081,Andselfwillis[as]iniquityandidolatry.Becausethou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,Hehathalsorejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988theefrombeingkingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.

24AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050,IhavesinnedH2398,forIhavetransgressedthecommandmentofJehovah,andthywordsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697;forIfearedיָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiH3372thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andhearkenedtotheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

25AndnowH6258,Ipraythee,forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375mysinחַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.TiH2403,andturnH7725againwithme,thatImayworshipJehovah.

26AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,IwillnotturnH7725againwiththee;forthou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,andJehovahhasrejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988theefrombeingkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27AndasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437togoH5437awayH5437, [Saul]laidholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388upontheskirtבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671ofhismantle,anditrent.

28ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559tohim,Jehovahhasrentthekingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthee to-day,andhasgivenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414ittothy neighbour,whoisbetterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896thanthou.

29Andalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571theHopeofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnotlienorrepentH5162;forheisnotamanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120,thatheshouldrepentH5162.

30AndhesaidH559,IhavesinnedH2398; honourmenowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,beforetheeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971,andbeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andturnH7725againwithme,thatImayworshipJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

31SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725againafterSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586;andSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586worshippedJehovah.

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