Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 15:26-28

26And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,I will not returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725with thee: for thou hast rejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath rejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988thee from being kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And as Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turned aboutוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437to go awayH3212,he laid holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388upon the skirtבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671of his mantleמְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.LoH4598,and it rentוַיִּקָּרַֽע׃vai.yi.ka.Ra'H7167.

28And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath rentקָרַ֨עka.Ra'H7167the kingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and hath givenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to a neighbourלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453of thine, that isbetterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896than thou.

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