New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 15:2-9

2ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: ‘I willpunishפָּקַ֕דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002forwhatH834he didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,in that he obstructedשָׂ֥םsamH7760him on the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870while he was comingH5927upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258goלֵ֨ךְlekhH1980and strikeוְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הve.hi.ki.TahH5221Amalekעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002andcompletelyH2763destroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that he has, and do not spareתַחְמֹ֖לtach.MolH2550him; butputוְהֵמַתָּ֞הve.he.ma.TahH4191toH4191deathH4191bothH4480manמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,childמֵֽעֹלֵל֙me.'o.LelH5768and infantיוֹנֵ֔קyo.NekH3243,oxמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794and sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581and donkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃ סcha.MorH2543.’”

4Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֤עvay.sha.Ma'H8085the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971andcountedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙vai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inTelaimבַּטְּלָאִ֔יםba.te.la.'ImH2923:twoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273soldiersH7273and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002and setH693anH693ambushH693in thewadiבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

6But Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tothe Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֡יha.kei.NiH7017, “Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980,getH5493awayH5493,goרְד֜וּre.DuH3381downH3381from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִ֗י'a.mal.KiH6003,so that I do not destroyאֹֽסִפְךָ֙'o.sif.KhaH622you alongעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973withעִם־'im-H5973them; foryou showedעָשִׂ֤יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478when they wentH5927upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”So the Kenitesקֵינִ֖יkei.NiH7017gotH5493awayH5493from amongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002.

7ThenSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002, fromHavilahמֵֽחֲוִילָה֙me.cha.vi.LahH2341goingבּוֹאֲךָ֣bo.'a.KhaH935towardShurשׁ֔וּרShurH7793,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834iseastעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8He capturedוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Agagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416, andcompletelyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִ֥יםhe.che.RimH2763allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

9But Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and the peopleוְהָעָ֜םve.ha.'AmH5971sparedוַיַּחְמֹל֩vai.yach.MolH2550Agagאֲגָ֗ג'a.GagH90and the bestמֵיטַ֣בmei.TavH4315of the sheepהַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoNH6629,the oxenוְהַבָּקָ֨רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,the moreH4932valuableH4932animals,the lambsהַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.RimH3733,and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that was goodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896,and were unwillingוְלֹ֥א אָב֖וּve.Lo' 'a.VuH3808 H14to destroyהַחֲרִימָ֑םha.cha.ri.MamH2763them completelyH2763;but everythingוְכָל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֛הve.khol ha.me.la.KhahH3605 H4399despicableH959and weakוְנָמֵ֖סve.na.MesH4549,that they completelyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ פhe.che.Ri.muH2763.

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