Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 15:24-35

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.

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