New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 13:13-15

13Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, “You have actedH5528foolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528;you have not keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104the commandmentמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680you, for nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068would have establishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559your kingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overH413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

14Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258your kingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall not endureתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965.The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has soughtבִּקֵּשׁ֩bi.KeshH1245out for Himself a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376after His own heartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824,and the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068has appointedוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680him as rulerלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588you have not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680you.”

15Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH5927up from GilgalH1537toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.And SaulH7586numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485the peopleH5971who were presentהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672with him,about sixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

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