1 Samuel 15
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1 Samuel 15:22-23

22Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Does the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068have as 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 betterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanH4480a sacrificeמִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077, Andto payלְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.ShivH7181attentionH7181is betterthanH4480the fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459of ramsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.
23For rebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is as reprehensible asthe sinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403ofdivinationקֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semH7081,And insubordinationהַפְצַ֑רhaf.TzarH6484is as reprehensible asfalseH205religionH205and idolatryוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655.Sinceיַ֗עַןYa.'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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