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Chapter 15
Saul’s Disobedience
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Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people… Israel. Now therefore, listen… to the words of the LORD.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤊 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤎
שְׁמוּאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּל יְהוָה֙ שָׁלַ֤ח אֹתִ֨י לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ לְמֶ֔לֶךְ עַל־ עַמּ֖וֹ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֣ה שְׁמַ֔ע לְק֖וֹל דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ס šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ’el- šā·’ūl Yah·weh šā·laḥ ’ō·ṯî lim·šā·ḥo·ḵā lə·me·leḵ ‘al- ‘am·mōw ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl wə·‘at·tāh šə·ma‘ lə·qō·wl diḇ·rê Yah·weh — WLC · 1
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This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt.
𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤌𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
כֹּ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אָמַר֙ פָּקַ֕דְתִּי אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־ עֲמָלֵ֖ק עָשָׂ֥ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁר־ שָׂ֥ם לוֹ֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בַּעֲלֹת֖וֹ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ kōh Yah·weh ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ ’ā·mar pā·qaḏ·tî ’êṯ ’ă·šer- ‘ă·mā·lêq ‘ā·śāh lə·yiś·rā·’êl ’ă·šer- śām lōw bad·de·reḵ ba·‘ă·lō·ṯōw mim·miṣ·rā·yim — WLC · 2
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Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤒 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤔𐤄 𐤌𐤂𐤌𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤎
עַתָּה֩ לֵ֨ךְ וְהִכִּֽיתָ֜ה אֶת־ עֲמָלֵ֗ק וְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ אֶת־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־ ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ל עָלָ֑יו וְהֵמַתָּ֞ה מֵאִ֣ישׁ עַד־ אִשָּׁ֗ה מֵֽעֹלֵל֙ וְעַד־ יוֹנֵ֔ק מִשּׁ֣וֹר וְעַד־ שֶׂ֔ה מִגָּמָ֖ל וְעַד־ חֲמֽוֹר׃ס ‘at·tāh lêḵ wə·hik·kî·ṯāh ’eṯ- ‘ă·mā·lêq wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tem ’eṯ- kāl- ’ă·šer- lōw wə·lō ṯaḥ·mōl ‘ā·lāw wə·hê·mat·tāh mê·’îš ‘aḏ- ’iš·šāh mê·‘ō·lêl wə·‘aḏ- yō·w·nêq miš·šō·wr wə·‘aḏ- śeh mig·gā·māl wə·‘aḏ- ḥă·mō·wr — WLC · 3
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So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim— 200,000 {}… foot soldiers and 10,000… men of Judah.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤌 𐤁𐤈𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־ וַיְשַׁמַּ֤ע הָעָ֔ם וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙ בַּטְּלָאִ֔ים מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף רַגְלִ֑י וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אֶת־ אִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָֽה׃ šā·’ūl ’eṯ- way·šam·ma‘ hā·‘ām way·yip̄·qə·ḏêm baṭ·ṭə·lā·’îm mā·ṯa·yim ’e·lep̄ raḡ·lî wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm ’eṯ- ’îš yə·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 4
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Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤍𐤇𐤋
שָׁא֖וּל וַיָּבֹ֥א עַד־ עִ֣יר עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיָּ֖רֶב בַּנָּֽחַל׃ šā·’ūl way·yā·ḇō ‘aḏ- ‘îr ‘ă·mā·lêq way·yā·reḇ ban·nā·ḥal — WLC · 5
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And he warned… the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites… when they came up out of Egypt, go on vvv and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤇𐤎𐤃 𐤏𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤌𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤎𐤓𐤅 𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤉 𐤐𐤍 𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤓 𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒
שָׁא֣וּל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־ הַקֵּינִ֡י וְאַתָּ֞ה עָשִׂ֤יתָה חֶ֙סֶד֙ עִם־ כָּל־ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בַּעֲלוֹתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם לְכוּ֩ סֻּ֨רוּ רְד֜וּ מִתּ֣וֹךְ עֲמָלֵקִ֗י פֶּן־ אֹֽסִפְךָ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ קֵינִ֖י וַיָּ֥סַר מִתּ֥וֹךְ עֲמָלֵֽק׃ šā·’ūl way·yō·mer ’el- haq·qê·nî wə·’at·tāh ‘ā·śî·ṯāh ḥe·seḏ ‘im- kāl- bə·nê yiś·rā·’êl ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯām mim·miṣ·rā·yim lə·ḵū su·rū rə·ḏū mit·tō·wḵ ‘ă·mā·lê·qî pen- ’ō·sip̄·ḵā ‘im·mōw qê·nî way·yā·sar mit·tō·wḵ ‘ă·mā·lêq — WLC · 6
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Then Saul struck down the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤊 𐤌𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤔𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤋 𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־ וַיַּ֥ךְ עֲמָלֵ֑ק בּוֹאֲךָ֣ מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙ שׁ֔וּר אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י מִצְרָֽיִם׃ šā·’ūl ’eṯ- way·yaḵ ‘ă·mā·lêq bō·w·’ă·ḵā mê·ḥă·wî·lāh šūr ’ă·šer ‘al- pə·nê miṣ·rā·yim — WLC · 7
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He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted… all the others {to destruction} with the sword.
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤇𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤐𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤇𐤓𐤁
וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ אֶת־ אֲגַ֥ג מֶֽלֶךְ־ עֲמָלֵ֖ק חָ֑י וְאֶת־ הֶחֱרִ֥ים לְפִי־ כָּל־ הָעָ֖ם חָֽרֶב׃ way·yiṯ·pōś ’eṯ- ’ă·ḡaḡ me·leḵ- ‘ă·mā·lêq ḥāy wə·’eṯ- he·ḥĕ·rîm lə·p̄î- kāl- hā·‘ām ḥā·reḇ — WLC · 8
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Saul and his troops… spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. vvv They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all vvv that was despised and worthless -.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤉𐤈𐤁 𐤄𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤅𐤄𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤅 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤌 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤐 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 𐤍𐤌𐤁𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤌𐤎 𐤀𐤕𐤄
שָׁא֨וּל וְהָעָ֜ם עַל־ וַיַּחְמֹל֩ אֲגָ֗ג וְעַל־ מֵיטַ֣ב הַצֹּאן֩ וְהַבָּקָ֨ר וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤ים וְעַל־ הַכָּרִים֙ וְעַל־ הַטּ֔וֹב כָּל־ וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וּ הַחֲרִימָ֑ם הֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃פ וְכָל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥ה וְנָמֵ֖ס אֹתָ֥הּ šā·’ūl wə·hā·‘ām ‘al- way·yaḥ·mōl ’ă·ḡāḡ wə·‘al- mê·ṭaḇ haṣ·ṣōn wə·hab·bā·qār wə·ham·miš·nîm wə·‘al- hak·kā·rîm wə·‘al- haṭ·ṭō·wḇ kāl- wə·lō ’ā·ḇū ha·ḥă·rî·mām he·ḥĕ·rî·mū wə·ḵāl ham·mə·lā·ḵāh nə·miḇ·zāh wə·nā·mês ’ō·ṯāh — WLC · 9
Samuel Denounces Saul
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Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓
דְּבַר־ יְהוָ֔ה וַֽיְהִי֙ אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹֽר׃ də·ḇar- Yah·weh way·hî ’el- šə·mū·’êl lê·mōr — WLC · 10
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“I regret that I have made Saul king -, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤁 𐤌𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄
נִחַ֗מְתִּי כִּֽי־ שָׁאוּל֙ הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי אֶת־ לְמֶ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־ שָׁב֙ מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י וְאֶת־ לֹ֣א הֵקִ֑ים דְּבָרַ֖י לִשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּ֙חַר֙ וַיִּזְעַ֥ק אֶל־ יְהוָ֖ה כָּל־ הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ ni·ḥam·tî kî- šā·’ūl him·laḵ·tî ’eṯ- lə·me·leḵ kî- šāḇ mê·’a·ḥă·ray wə·’eṯ- lō hê·qîm də·ḇā·ray liš·mū·’êl way·yi·ḥar way·yiz·‘aq ’el- Yah·weh kāl- hal·lā·yə·lāh — WLC · 11
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Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but [he] was told…,… “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned… and gone down to Gilgal.”
𐤁𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤃 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤁 𐤉𐤃 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋
בַּבֹּ֑קֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם לִקְרַ֥את שָׁא֖וּל וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר שָׁא֤וּל בָּֽא־ הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וְהִנֵּ֨ה מַצִּ֥יב יָ֔ד לוֹ֙ וַיִּסֹּב֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר וַיֵּ֖רֶד הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ bab·bō·qer šə·mū·’êl way·yaš·kêm liq·raṯ šā·’ūl way·yug·gaḏ liš·mū·’êl lê·mōr šā·’ūl bā- hak·kar·me·lāh wə·hin·nêh maṣ·ṣîḇ yāḏ lōw way·yis·sōḇ way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr way·yê·reḏ hag·gil·gāl — WLC · 12
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When Samuel reached… him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤃𐤁𐤓
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־ שָׁא֑וּל שָׁא֗וּל וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ הֲקִימֹ֖תִי אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃ דְּבַ֥ר šə·mū·’êl way·yā·ḇō ’el- šā·’ūl šā·’ūl way·yō·mer lōw Yah·weh bā·rūḵ ’at·tāh hă·qî·mō·ṯî ’eṯ- Yah·weh də·ḇar — WLC · 13
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But Samuel replied, “Then what [is] this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤅𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤏
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר וּמֶ֛ה הַזֶּ֖ה בְּאָזְנָ֑י קֽוֹל־ הַצֹּ֥אן וְק֣וֹל הַבָּקָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ū·meh haz·zeh bə·’ā·zə·nāy qō·wl- haṣ·ṣōn wə·qō·wl hab·bā·qār ’ă·šer ’ā·nō·ḵî šō·mê·a‘ — WLC · 14
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Saul answered, “The troops… brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤉 𐤇𐤌𐤋 𐤌𐤉𐤈𐤁 𐤄𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤅𐤄𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤎
שָׁא֜וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָם֙ עַל־ הֱבִיא֗וּם אֲשֶׁ֨ר מֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣י חָמַ֤ל מֵיטַ֤ב הַצֹּאן֙ וְהַבָּקָ֔ר לְמַ֥עַן זְבֹ֖חַ לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְאֶת־ הַיּוֹתֵ֖ר הֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ׃ס šā·’ūl way·yō·mer hā·‘ām ‘al- hĕ·ḇî·’ūm ’ă·šer mê·‘ă·mā·lê·qî ḥā·mal mê·ṭaḇ haṣ·ṣōn wə·hab·bā·qār lə·ma·‘an zə·ḇō·aḥ Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā wə·’eṯ- hay·yō·w·ṯêr he·ḥĕ·ram·nū — WLC · 15
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“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel -. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied
𐤄𐤓𐤐 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤎 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤅
הֶ֚רֶף וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּל וְאַגִּ֣ידָה לְּךָ֔ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֛ה דִּבֶּ֧ר אֵלַ֖י הַלָּ֑יְלָה דַּבֵּֽר׃ס וַיֹּאמְרוּ ל֖וֹ he·rep̄ way·yō·mer šə·mū·’êl ’el- šā·’ūl wə·’ag·gî·ḏāh lə·ḵā ’êṯ ’ă·šer Yah·weh dib·ber ’ê·lay hal·lā·yə·lāh dab·bêr way·yō·mə·rū lōw — WLC · 16
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And Samuel said, “Although you [were once] small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤒𐤈𐤍 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤀 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤊 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אִם־ אַתָּה֙ קָטֹ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אָ֑תָּה הֲל֗וֹא רֹ֛אשׁ שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יְהוָ֛ה וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ’im- ’at·tāh qā·ṭōn bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā ’āt·tāh hă·lō·w rōš šiḇ·ṭê yiś·rā·’êl Yah·weh way·yim·šā·ḥă·ḵā lə·me·leḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 17
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and sent… you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out -.’
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤅𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕 𐤁𐤅 𐤏𐤃 𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤌
וַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה בְּדָ֑רֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֵ֣ךְ וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞ה אֶת־ הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ אֶת־ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ ב֔וֹ עַ֥ד כַּלּוֹתָ֖ם אֹתָֽם׃ way·yiš·lā·ḥă·ḵā Yah·weh bə·ḏā·reḵ way·yō·mer lêḵ wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tāh ’eṯ- ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm ’eṯ- ‘ă·mā·lêq wə·nil·ḥam·tā ḇōw ‘aḏ kal·lō·w·ṯām ’ō·ṯām — WLC · 18
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So why did you not obey… the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤏𐤈 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤋 𐤅𐤕𐤏𐤔 𐤄𐤓𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤎
וְלָ֥מָּה לֹא־ שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַתַּ֙עַט֙ אֶל־ הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וַתַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ס wə·lām·māh lō- šā·ma‘·tā bə·qō·wl Yah·weh wat·ta·‘aṭ ’el- haš·šā·lāl wat·ta·‘aś hā·ra‘ bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh — WLC · 19
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“But I did obey… the LORD,” Saul - replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites {to destruction}.
𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֤ר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־ יְהוָ֑ה שְׁלָחַ֣נִי וָאָבִ֗יא אֶת־ אֲגַג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְאֶת־ הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃ עֲמָלֵ֖ק šā·ma‘·tî bə·qō·wl Yah·weh šā·’ūl ’el- šə·mū·’êl ’ă·šer way·yō·mer wā·’ê·lêḵ bad·de·reḵ ’ă·šer- Yah·weh šə·lā·ḥa·nî wā·’ā·ḇî ’eṯ- ’ă·ḡaḡ me·leḵ ‘ă·mā·lêq wə·’eṯ- he·ḥĕ·ram·tî ‘ă·mā·lêq — WLC · 20
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The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice [them] to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤌𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤋 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤌 𐤋𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋
הָעָ֧ם וַיִּקַּ֨ח צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛ל רֵאשִׁ֣ית הַחֵ֑רֶם לִזְבֹּ֛חַ לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ hā·‘ām way·yiq·qaḥ ṣōn ū·ḇā·qār mê·haš·šā·lāl rê·šîṯ ha·ḥê·rem liz·bō·aḥ Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā bag·gil·gāl — WLC · 21
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But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to [His] voice…? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, [and] attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤐𐤑 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤋𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤁 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לַֽיהוָה֙ הַחֵ֤פֶץ בְּעֹל֣וֹת וּזְבָחִ֔ים כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ ט֔וֹב מִזֶּ֣בַח לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב מֵחֵ֥לֶב אֵילִֽים׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer Yah·weh ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ bə·‘ō·lō·wṯ ū·zə·ḇā·ḥîm kiš·mō·a‘ bə·qō·wl Yah·weh hin·nêh šə·mō·a‘ ṭō·wḇ miz·ze·ḇaḥ lə·haq·šîḇ mê·ḥê·leḇ ’ê·lîm — WLC · 22
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For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤎𐤌 𐤄𐤐𐤑𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤊 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤎
כִּ֤י מֶ֔רִי חַטַּאת־ קֶ֙סֶם֙ הַפְצַ֑ר וְאָ֥וֶן וּתְרָפִ֖ים יַ֗עַן מָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ אֶת־ דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס kî me·rî ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ- qe·sem hap̄·ṣar wə·’ā·wen ū·ṯə·rā·p̄îm ya·‘an mā·’as·tā ’eṯ- də·ḇar Yah·weh way·yim·’ā·sə·ḵā mim·me·leḵ — WLC · 23
Saul’s Confession
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Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤉 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤌
שָׁא֤וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵל֙ חָטָ֔אתִי כִּֽי־ עָבַ֥רְתִּי אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־ פִּֽי־ דְּבָרֶ֑יךָ כִּ֤י יָרֵ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־ הָעָ֔ם וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע בְּקוֹלָֽם׃ šā·’ūl way·yō·mer ’el- šə·mū·’êl ḥā·ṭā·ṯî kî- ‘ā·ḇar·tî ’eṯ- Yah·weh wə·’eṯ- pî- də·ḇā·re·ḵā kî yā·rê·ṯî ’eṯ- hā·‘ām wā·’eš·ma‘ bə·qō·w·lām — WLC · 24
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Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤀 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וְעַתָּ֕ה נָ֖א אֶת־ שָׂ֥א חַטָּאתִ֑י וְשׁ֣וּב עִמִּ֔י וְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃ wə·‘at·tāh nā ’eṯ- śā ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî wə·šūḇ ‘im·mî wə·’eš·ta·ḥă·weh Yah·weh — WLC · 25
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“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied -. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and [He] has rejected you as king over Israel.”
𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤊 𐤌𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋𐤎
לֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב עִמָּ֑ךְ שְׁמוּאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּל כִּ֤י מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ אֶת־ דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣ מִהְי֥וֹת מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס lō ’ā·šūḇ ‘im·māḵ šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ’el- šā·’ūl kî mā·’as·tāh ’eṯ- də·ḇar Yah·weh Yah·weh way·yim·’ā·sə·ḵā mih·yō·wṯ me·leḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 26
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As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤁 𐤋𐤋𐤊𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒 𐤁𐤊𐤍𐤐 𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤏
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיִּסֹּ֥ב לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק בִּכְנַף־ מְעִיל֖וֹ וַיִּקָּרַֽע׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yis·sōḇ lā·le·ḵeṯ way·ya·ḥă·zêq biḵ·nap̄- mə·‘î·lōw way·yiq·qā·ra‘ — WLC · 27
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So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor [who is] better than you.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤓𐤏 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤓𐤏𐤊 𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤌𐤌𐤊
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת־ קָרַ֨ע מַמְלְכ֧וּת יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ הַיּ֑וֹם וּנְתָנָ֕הּ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ הַטּ֥וֹב מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw Yah·weh ’eṯ- qā·ra‘ mam·lə·ḵūṯ yiś·rā·’êl mê·‘ā·le·ḵā hay·yō·wm ū·nə·ṯā·nāh lə·rê·‘ă·ḵā haṭ·ṭō·wḇ mim·me·kā — WLC · 28
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Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for… He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
𐤅𐤂𐤌 𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤓 𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤌
וְגַם֙ נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר יִנָּחֵ֑ם כִּ֣י לֹ֥א ה֖וּא וְלֹ֣א אָדָ֛ם לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃ wə·ḡam nê·ṣaḥ yiś·rā·’êl lō yə·šaq·qêr yin·nā·ḥêm kî lō hū wə·lō ’ā·ḏām lə·hin·nā·ḥêm — WLC · 29
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“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤀 𐤊𐤁𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤅𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊
חָטָ֔אתִי וַיֹּ֣אמֶר נָ֛א כַּבְּדֵ֥נִי עַתָּ֗ה נֶ֥גֶד זִקְנֵֽי־ עַמִּ֖י וְנֶ֣גֶד יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשׁ֣וּב עִמִּ֔י וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי לַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ ḥā·ṭā·ṯî way·yō·mer nā kab·bə·ḏê·nî ‘at·tāh ne·ḡeḏ ziq·nê- ‘am·mî wə·ne·ḡeḏ yiś·rā·’êl wə·šūḇ ‘im·mî wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — WLC · 30
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So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤎
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיָּ֥שָׁב אַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל שָׁא֖וּל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ס šə·mū·’êl way·yā·šāḇ ’a·ḥă·rê šā·’ūl šā·’ūl way·yiš·ta·ḥū Yah·weh — WLC · 31
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Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤕 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤊𐤍 𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤎 𐤎𐤓
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת־ אֲגַג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמָלֵ֔ק אֲגַ֖ג וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֵלָ֔יו מַעֲדַנֹּ֑ת אֲגָ֔ג וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָכֵ֖ן מַר־ הַמָּֽוֶת׃ס סָ֥ר šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer hag·gî·šū ’ê·lay ’eṯ- ’ă·ḡaḡ me·leḵ ‘ă·mā·lêq ’ă·ḡaḡ way·yê·leḵ ’ê·lāw ma·‘ă·ḏan·nōṯ ’ă·ḡāḡ way·yō·mer ’ā·ḵên mar- ham·mā·weṯ sār — WLC · 32
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But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤊 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤊𐤋𐤄 𐤊𐤍 𐤀𐤌𐤊 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤂𐤂 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤎𐤐 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋𐤎
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר חַרְבֶּ֔ךָ נָשִׁים֙ שִׁכְּלָ֤ה כֵּן־ אִמֶּ֑ךָ תִּשְׁכַּ֥ל מִנָּשִׁ֖ים שְׁמוּאֵ֧ל אֶת־ אֲגָ֛ג וַיְשַׁסֵּ֨ף לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ס šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ka·’ă·šer ḥar·be·ḵā nā·šîm šik·kə·lāh kên- ’im·me·ḵā tiš·kal min·nā·šîm šə·mū·’êl ’eṯ- ’ă·ḡāḡ way·šas·sêp̄ lip̄·nê Yah·weh bag·gil·gāl — WLC · 33
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Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤓𐤌𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָרָמָ֑תָה וְשָׁא֛וּל עָלָ֥ה אֶל־ בֵּית֖וֹ גִּבְעַ֥ת שָׁאֽוּל׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yê·leḵ hā·rā·mā·ṯāh wə·šā·’ūl ‘ā·lāh ’el- bê·ṯōw giḇ·‘aṯ šā·’ūl — WLC · 34
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And to the day of his death,… Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
𐤏𐤃 𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤎𐤐 𐤋𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤇𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋𐤐
עַד־ י֣וֹם מוֹת֔וֹ כִּֽי־ שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל וְלֹא־ יָסַ֨ף לִרְא֤וֹת אֶת־ שָׁאוּל֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הִתְאַבֵּ֥ל אֶל־ שָׁא֑וּל וַיהוָ֣ה נִחָ֔ם כִּֽי־ שָׁא֖וּל הִמְלִ֥יךְ אֶת־ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ ‘aḏ- yō·wm mō·w·ṯōw kî- šə·mū·’êl wə·lō- yā·sap̄ lir·’ō·wṯ ’eṯ- šā·’ūl šə·mū·’êl hiṯ·’ab·bêl ’el- šā·’ūl Yah·weh ni·ḥām kî- šā·’ūl him·lîḵ ’eṯ- ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 35