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1 Samuel 15:8-23

8AndhetookAgagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,andutterly destroyedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

9AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586andthepeopleוְהָעָ֜םve.ha.'AmH5971sparedH2550Agagאֲגָ֗ג'a.GagH90,andthebestofthesheepהַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoNH6629andoxenH1241,andbeastsofthesecondוְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםve.ha.mish.NimH4932bearing,andthelambsהַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.RimH3733,andallthatwasgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896,andwouldאָב֖וּ'a.VuH14notdevotethemtodestruction;buteverythingH3605thatwasmeanandweak,thattheydestroyed utterly.

10Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11ItrepentethmethatIhavesetH6965upSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tobekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428;forheisturnedשָׁב֙shavH7725awayH7725fromfollowingme,andhathnotfulfilledmywordsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697.AndSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050wasmuchgrieved;andhecriedH2199toJehovahallnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925tomeetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242.AnditwastoldH5046Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760,andbehold,hesetH5324himupamonument,andhasturnedוַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.SoH5437about,andpassedH5674on,andgoneH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

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.

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