New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 13:7-14

7Also some ofthe Hebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680crossedעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568.But as for Saulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586, he wasstillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750in Gilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him tremblingחָרְד֥וּcha.re.DuH2729.

8Nowhe waitedוַיּ֣וֹחֶלvai.yi.chelH3176sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,according to the appointedלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150timeH4150setאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834by Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,but Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050did not comeבָ֥אva'H935to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were scatteringוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327from him.

9So Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringהַגִּ֣שׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066to me the burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930and the peaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.” Andhe offeredוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the burntH5930offeringH5930.

10As soon as he finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615offeringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameבָּ֑אBa'H935; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and togreetלְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃le.va.ra.KhoH1288him.

11But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213?”And Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “BecauseH3588I sawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200that the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971were scatteringנָפַ֨ץna.FatzH5310from me, and that you did not comeבָ֙אתָ֙va.taH935within the appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, and thatthe Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430were assemblingנֶאֱסָפִ֥יםne.'e.sa.FimH622at Michmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃mikh.MasH4363,

12therefore I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Nowעַ֠תָּה'A.tahH6258the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430will comeיֵרְד֨וּye.re.DuH3381downH3381againstאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413me at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,and I have not askedחִלִּ֑יתִיchi.Li.tiH2470the favorוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’So I forcedוָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔קva.'et.'a.PakH662myself and offeredוָאַעֲלֶ֖הva.'a.'a.LehH5927the burntהָעֹלָֽה׃ סha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930.”

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.”

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