New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 15:19-23

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?”

20Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “I did obeyשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980on themissionבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870on whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me, and have broughtוָאָבִ֗יאva.'a.Vi'H935back Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and have utterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃he.che.Ram.tiH2763the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002.

21Butthe peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947someof the spoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998,sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241,the choicestרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the thingsH2764devotedH2764to destructionהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764,to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.”

22Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Has the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068as much delightהַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656in burntבְּעֹל֣וֹתbe.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930and sacrificesוּזְבָחִ֔יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077As in obeyingכִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,to obeyשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙she.Mo.a'H8085is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanH4480sacrificeמִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077, Andto heedלְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.ShivH7181thanH4480the fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459of ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

23For rebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is as the sinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403ofdivinationקֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semH7081,And insubordinationהַפְצַ֑רhaf.TzarH6484is asiniquityוְאָ֥וֶןve.'A.venH205and idolatryוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655.Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you have rejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He has also rejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988you from beingkingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.”

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