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1 Samuel 15:16-24

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?

20AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Yea, I haveobeyedשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and havegoneH3212thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870which theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me, and havebroughtוָאָבִ֗יאva.'a.Vi'H935Agagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAmalekעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002, and have utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃he.che.Ram.tiH2763theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002.

21But thepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947of thespoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998,sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andoxenוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241, thechiefרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the things which should have been utterlydestroyedהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764, tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ba.gil.GalH1537.

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hath theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068as greatdelightהַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656in burntofferingsבְּעֹל֣וֹתbe.'o.LotH5930andsacrificesוּזְבָחִ֔יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077, as inobeyingכִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? Behold, toobeyשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙she.Mo.a'H8085isbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thansacrificeמִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachH2077, and tohearkenלְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.ShivH7181than thefatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459oframsאֵילִֽים׃'ei.LimH352.

23Forrebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is as thesinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403ofwitchcraftקֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semH7081, andstubbornnessהַפְצַ֑רhaf.TzarH6484is asiniquityוְאָ֥וֶןve.'A.venH205andidolatryוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655. Because thou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, he hath alsorejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988thee from beingkingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.

24AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, I havesinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398: for I havetransgressedעָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674thecommandmentפִּֽי־pi-H6310of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and thywordsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697: because Ifearedיָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiH3372thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andobeyedוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

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