Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 15:17-19

17And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, When thou wastlittleקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in thine own sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, wast thou not madethe headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥vai.yish.la.cha.KhaH7971thee on a journeyבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212and utterly destroyוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.TahH2763the sinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against them until they be consumedכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615.

19Wherefore then didst thou not obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,but didst flyוַתַּ֙עַט֙va.Ta.'atH5860upon the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998,and didstוַתַּ֥עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?

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