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1 Samuel 15:9-23

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.

10Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“I regretנִחַ֗מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162that I have madeהִמְלַ֤כְתִּיhim.Lakh.tiH4427Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,becauseH3588he has turnedH7725backשָׁב֙shavH7725fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310Me and has not carriedH6965outH6965My commandsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697.”And Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050wasH2734furiousH2734andcriedH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586;and it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046to Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,he setH5324upH5324a monumentיָ֔דYadH3027for himself, then turnedוַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.SoH5437and proceededH5674onH5674downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.”

13So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288are you of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068!I have carriedH6965outH6965the commandדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

14But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatוּמֶ֛הu.MehH4100then is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088bleatingקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of the sheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629in my earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241, and thebellowingוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?”

15Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have broughtהֱבִיא֗וּםhe.vi.'UmH935them from the Amalekitesמֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣יme.'a.mal.KiH6003, forthe peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sparedחָמַ֤לcha.MalH2550the bestמֵיטַ֤בmei.TavH4315of the sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629and oxenוְהַבָּקָ֔רve.ha.ba.KarH1241to sacrificeזְבֹ֖חַze.Vo.achH2076to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;but the restH3498we have completelyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ׃ סhe.che.Ram.nuH2763.”

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

17So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it not true,thoughאִם־'im-H518you wereinsignificantקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, that you becamethe headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?For the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886you as 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 completelyH2763destroyוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.TahH2763the sinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400,the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against them untilעַ֥ד'adH5704they are eliminatedכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615.’

19Whyוְלָ֥מָּהve.La.mahH4100then did you not obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?Instead, you loudlyH5860rushedH5860upon the spoilsהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998and didוַתַּ֥עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213whatH7451wasH7451evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in 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,for I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980on themissionבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870on whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me; and I have broughtוָאָבִ֗יאva.'a.Vi'H935Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and have completelyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃he.che.Ram.tiH2763the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002.

21Butthe peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947someof the spoilsמֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998,sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241,the choicestרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the thingsH2764designatedH2764forH2764destructionהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764,to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.”

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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