Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 15:1-3

1Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971me to anointלִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣lim.sho.cho.KhaH4886thee to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:now therefore hearkenשְׁמַ֔עshe.Ma'H8085thou unto the voiceלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I rememberפָּקַ֕דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485thatwhich Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,how he laidשָׂ֥םsamH7760waitfor him in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when he came upבַּעֲלֹת֖וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Now goH3212and smiteוְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הve.hi.ki.TahH5221Amalekעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and utterly destroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763all that they have, and spareתַחְמֹ֖לtach.MolH2550them not; but slayוְהֵמַתָּ֞הve.he.ma.TahH4191both manמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,infantמֵֽעֹלֵל֙me.'o.LelH5768and sucklingיוֹנֵ֔קyo.NekH3243,oxמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794and sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581and donkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃ סcha.MorH2543.

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