New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 15:16-19

16Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Waitהֶ֚רֶףHe.refH7503,and let me tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046you whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to me last nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559to him, “Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696!”

17Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it not true,thoughאִם־'im-H518you were littleקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, you were madethe headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

18and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥vai.yish.la.cha.KhaH7971you on amissionבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980and utterlyH2763destroyוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.TahH2763the sinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400,the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against them untilעַ֥ד'adH5704they are exterminatedכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615.’

19Whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100then did you not obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,but rushedוַתַּ֙עַט֙va.Ta.'atH5860upon the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998and didוַתַּ֥עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213whatH7451was evilH7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?”

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