Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 15

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971meאֶל־'el-H413toanointלִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣lim.sho.cho.KhaH4886thee to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore hearken thou unto thevoiceלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, I have marked thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hesetשָׂ֥םsamH7760himselfagainstH4714him in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, when hecameH5927upH5927outאֵ֛ת'etH853ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Nowעַתָּה֩'a.TahH6258go andsmiteוְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הve.hi.ki.TahH5221Amalekעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002, and utterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763allH3605that they have, andspareתַחְמֹ֖לtach.MolH2550themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808; butslayוְהֵמַתָּ֞הve.he.ma.TahH4191bothH3605manמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,infantיוֹנֵ֔קyo.NekH3243and suckling,oxמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794andsheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581and ass.

4AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֤עvay.sha.Ma'H8085thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andnumberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙vai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inTelaimבַּטְּלָאִ֔יםba.te.la.'ImH2923,twoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273, andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935to thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002, andlaidH935wait in thevalleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

6AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theKenitesהַקֵּינִ֡יha.kei.NiH7017,GoH5927,departסֻּ֨רוּSu.ruH5493,getH8432youH859downרְד֜וּre.DuH3381from among theAmalekitesH6002,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435IdestroyH3605youH859with them: for ye shewedkindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617toallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when theycameH5927upH5927outאֶֽל־'el-H413ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.Soעָשִׂ֤יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213theKenitesקֵינִ֖יkei.NiH7017departedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493from among theAmalekitesH6002.

7AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586Smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002, fromHavilahמֵֽחֲוִילָה֙me.cha.vi.LahH2341as thou goest toShurשׁ֔וּרShurH7793, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8And hetookוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Agagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416, and utterly destroyedallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

9ButSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and thepeopleוְהָעָ֜םve.ha.'AmH5971sparedוַיַּחְמֹל֩vai.yach.MolH2550Agagאֲגָ֗ג'a.GagH90, and thebestמֵיטַ֣בmei.TavH4315of thesheepהַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoNH6629, and of theoxenוְהַבָּקָ֨רve.ha.ba.KarH1241, and of thefatlingsוְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםve.ha.mish.NimH4932, and thelambsהַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.RimH3733, andallH3605that wasgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896, and wouldnotH3808utterlydestroyH2763them: buteveryH3605thingH3605that was vile andrefuseH3808, that they destroyed utterly.

10Thencameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11It repentethmeH413that I havesetH6965upH6965Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428: for he isturnedH7725backשָׁב֙shavH7725fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310meH413, and hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808performed mycommandmentsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697. AndSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050was wroth; and hecriedוַיִּזְעַ֥קvai.yiz.'AkH2199unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925tomeetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242; and it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, hesetמַצִּ֥יבma.TzivH5324himupH7925amonumentיָ֔דYadH3027, and isgoneH3381aboutוַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.SoH5437, andpassedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674on, andgoneH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: andSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be thou of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068: I have performed thecommandmentדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatוּמֶ֛הu.MehH4100meaneth then thisbleatingקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of thesheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629in mineearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241, and thelowingוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of theoxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Ihearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?

15AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They havebroughtהֱבִיא֗וּםhe.vi.'UmH935them from theAmalekitesמֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣יme.'a.mal.KiH6003: for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sparedחָמַ֤לcha.MalH2550thebestמֵיטַ֤בmei.TavH4315of thesheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629and of theoxenוְהַבָּקָ֔רve.ha.ba.KarH1241, tosacrificeזְבֹ֖חַze.Vo.achH2076unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and therestH3498weאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have utterly destroyed.

16ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Stay, and I willtellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046theewhatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathsaidH559tomeH413thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915. And hesaidH559unto him,SayH559on.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thoughאִם־'im-H518thou wastlittleקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in thineownבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869sightH5869, wast thounotהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808made theheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478? And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

18and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sentH7971thee on ajourneyבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH7971and utterlydestroyכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615thesinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002, andfightH3898againstH3898themuntilעַ֥ד'adH5704they beconsumedH3615.

19wherefore then didst thounotלֹא־lo'-H3808obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, but didst flyuponאֶל־'el-H413thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998, and didst thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?

20AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Yea, I haveobeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and havegoneH935thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971meאֶל־'el-H413, and havebroughtH935Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002, and have utterly destroyed theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002.

21But thepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947of thespoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998,sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241, the chief of thedevotedהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764things, tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hath theLORDH3068asgreatH2896delightהַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656inburntבְּעֹל֣וֹתbe.'o.LotH5930offeringsH3068andsacrificesוּזְבָחִ֔יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077, as inobeyingכִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDH3068?Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, toobeyשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙she.Mo.a'H8085isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanH2896sacrificeמִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077, and to hearkenthanH2896thefatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459oframsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

23Forrebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is as thesinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403of witchcraft, and stubbornness is asidolatryH8655andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655.Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588thou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, he hath alsorejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988thee from beingkingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.

24AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, I havesinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398: for I have transgressed thecommandmentפִּֽי־pi-H6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and thywordsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697:becauseH3588Ifearedיָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiH3372thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andobeyedוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

25Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, IprayH4994thee,pardonשָׂ֥אsa'H5375mysinחַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.TiH2403, andturnH7725againH7725withmeH4994, that I mayworshipוְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

26AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725with thee: for thou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988thee frombeingמִהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And asSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437aboutH5437togoH5437awayH5437, helaidH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388upon theskirtבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671of hisrobeמְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.LoH4598, and it rent.

28AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath rent thekingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, and hathgivenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to a neighbour of thine, that isbetterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480thou.

29And also theStrengthנֵ֣צַחNe.tzachH5331ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808lieיְשַׁקֵּ֖רye.sha.KerH8266norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808repentיִנָּחֵ֑םyi.na.ChemH5162: for he isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808amanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120. that he shouldrepentלְהִנָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.na.ChemH5162.

30Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havesinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398: yet honourmeH4994nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258, IprayH4994thee,beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048theeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, andbeforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andturnH7725againH7725withmeH4994, that I mayworshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִיve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

31SoH7725Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725againH7725afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586; andSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586worshipped theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

32Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Bringהַגִּ֤ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066ye hither tomeH413Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002. AndAgagאֲגַ֖ג'a.GagH90cameH5066unto him delicately. AndAgagאֲגָ֔ג'a.GagH90saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403thebitternessמַר־mar-H4751ofdeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ סha.Ma.vetH4194ispastסָ֥רsarH5493.

33AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As thyswordחַרְבֶּ֔ךָchar.Be.khaH2719hathmadeH7921womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802childlessשִׁכְּלָ֤הshi.ke.LahH7921,soכֵּן־ken-H3651shall thymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517bechildlessתִּשְׁכַּ֥לtish.KalH7921amongwomenמִנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.na.ShimH802. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֧לshe.mu.'ElH8050hewedH8158Agagאֲגָ֛ג'a.GagH90inpiecesH8158beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ סba.gil.GalH1537.

34ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentH5927toRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414; andSaulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586wentH5927upH5927to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004toGibeahגִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

35AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameאֶל־'el-H413noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreיָסַ֨ףya.SafH3254toseeלִרְא֤וֹתlir.'otH7200Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of hisdeathמוֹת֔וֹmo.ToH4194; forSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050mournedהִתְאַבֵּ֥לhit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: and theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068repentedנִחָ֔םni.ChamH5162that he had madeSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 15

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