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1 Samuel 15:8-35

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?

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.

25Now therefore, I pray thee,pardonשָׂ֥אsa'H5375mysinחַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.TiH2403, and turnagainוְשׁ֣וּבve.ShuvH7725with me, that I mayworshipוְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

26AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, I will notreturnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725with thee: for thou hastrejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathrejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988thee from beingkingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

27And asSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedaboutוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437todepartH3212, he laidholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388upon theskirtבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671of hismantleמְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.LoH4598, and ittoreוַיִּקָּרַֽע׃vai.yi.ka.Ra'H7167.

28AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, TheLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathtornקָרַ֨עka.Ra'H7167thekingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, and hathgivenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to aneighbourלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453of thine, that isbetterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896than thou.

29And also theStrengthנֵ֣צַחNe.tzachH5331ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will notlieיְשַׁקֵּ֖רye.sha.KerH8266norrepentיִנָּחֵ֑םyi.na.ChemH5162: for he is not amanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120, that he shouldrepentלְהִנָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.na.ChemH5162.

30Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havesinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398: yethonourכַּבְּדֵ֥נִיka.be.De.niH3513me now, I pray thee, before theeldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, and beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and turnagainוְשׁ֣וּבve.ShuvH7725with me, that I mayworshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִיve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812theLORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.

31SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedagainוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586; andSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

32Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Bring yehereהַגִּ֤ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066to meAgagאֲגַג֙'a.GagH90thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002. AndAgagאֲגַ֖ג'a.GagH90cameH3212to himcheerfullyH4574. AndAgagאֲגָ֔ג'a.GagH90saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403thebitternessמַר־mar-H4751ofdeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ סha.Ma.vetH4194ispastסָ֥רsarH5493.

33AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As thyswordחַרְבֶּ֔ךָchar.Be.khaH2719hath madewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802childlessשִׁכְּלָ֤הshi.ke.LahH7921, so shall thymotherאִמֶּ֑ךָ'i.Me.khaH517bechildlessתִּשְׁכַּ֥לtish.KalH7921amongwomenמִנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.na.ShimH802. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֧לshe.mu.'ElH8050hewedH8158Agagאֲגָ֛ג'a.GagH90inpiecesH8158beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ סba.gil.GalH1537.

34ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212toRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414; andSaulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586wentupעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004toGibeahגִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

35AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050came nomoreיָסַ֨ףya.SafH3254toseeלִרְא֤וֹתlir.'otH7200Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586until thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of hisdeathמוֹת֔וֹmo.ToH4194:neverthelessH3588Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050mournedהִתְאַבֵּ֥לhit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: and theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068repentedנִחָ֔םni.ChamH5162that he had madeSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kingהִמְלִ֥יךְhim.LikhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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