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1 Samuel 15:1-19

1Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050alsosaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971me toanointלִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣lim.sho.cho.KhaH4886thee to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: now thereforehearkenשְׁמַ֔עshe.Ma'H8085thou to thevoiceלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Irememberפָּקַ֕דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485that whichAmalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, how helaidשָׂ֥םsamH7760wait for him in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, when he cameupבַּעֲלֹת֖וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3NowgoH3212andsmiteוְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הve.hi.ki.TahH5221Amalekעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002, and utterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763all that they have, andspareתַחְמֹ֖לtach.MolH2550them not; butslayוְהֵמַתָּ֞הve.he.ma.TahH4191bothmanמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,infantמֵֽעֹלֵל֙me.'o.LelH5768andsucklingיוֹנֵ֔קyo.NekH3243,oxמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794andsheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581anddonkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃ סcha.MorH2543.

4AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredH8085thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH8085, andnumberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙vai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inTelaimבַּטְּלָאִ֔יםba.te.la.'ImH2923, twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273, andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to acityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002, and laidwaitוַיָּ֖רֶבvai.Ya.revH7378 H693in thevalleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

6AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theKenitesהַקֵּינִ֡יha.kei.NiH7017,GoH3212,departסֻּ֨רוּSu.ruH5493, withdrawyourselvesרְד֜וּre.DuH3381fromamongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002, lest Idestroyאֹֽסִפְךָ֙'o.sif.KhaH622you with them: for yeshowedעָשִׂ֤יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to all thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when they cameupבַּעֲלוֹתָ֖םba.'a.lo.TamH5927fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. So theKenitesקֵינִ֖יkei.NiH7017departedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493fromamongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵקִ֗י'a.mal.KiH6003.

7AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002fromHavilahמֵֽחֲוִילָה֙me.cha.vi.LahH2341until thoucomestבּוֹאֲךָ֣bo.'a.KhaH935toShurשׁ֔וּרShurH7793, that is eastofפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8And hetookוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Agagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416, and utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרִ֥יםhe.che.RimH2763all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'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, and all that wasgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896, andwouldאָב֖וּ'a.VuH14not utterlydestroyהַחֲרִימָ֑םha.cha.ri.MamH2763them: but everythingהַמְּלָאכָ֛הha.me.la.KhahH4399that wasvileנְמִבְזָ֥הne.miv.ZahH5240andrefuseוְנָמֵ֖סve.na.MesH4549, that they destroyedutterlyהֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ פhe.che.Ri.muH2763.

10Then came thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Irepentנִחַ֗מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162that I have setupהִמְלַ֤כְתִּיhim.Lakh.tiH4427Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428: for he is turnedbackשָׁב֙shavH7725fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, and hath notperformedהֵקִ֑יםhe.KimH6965mycommandmentsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697. And itgrievedוַיִּ֙חַר֙vai.Yi.charH2734Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050; and hecriedוַיִּזְעַ֥קvai.yiz.'AkH2199to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068allnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12And whenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925tomeetH7125Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760, and, behold, he set himupמַצִּ֥יבma.TzivH5324aplaceיָ֔דYadH3027, and hast goneaboutוַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.SoH5437, and passedonוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674, and gonedownוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: andSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be thou of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068: I haveperformedהֲקִימֹ֖תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965thecommandmentדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What meaneth then thisbleatingקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of thesheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629in myearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241, and thelowingוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of theoxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241which Ihearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃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.achH2076to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and therestH3498we have utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ׃ סhe.che.Ram.nuH2763.

16ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Stayהֶ֚רֶףHe.refH7503, and I willtellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046thee what theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathsaidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to me thisnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915. And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559to him, Sayonדַּבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, When thou wastlittleקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in thy ownsightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, wast thou not made theheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886theekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥vai.yish.la.cha.KhaH7971thee on ajourneyבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212and utterlydestroyוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.TahH2763thesinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against them until they areconsumedכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615.

19Why then didst thou notobeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, but didstflyוַתַּ֙עַט֙va.Ta.'atH5860upon thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998, anddidstוַתַּ֥עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?

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