1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:1

¹Then 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sent	שָׁלַ֤ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
me	אֹתִ֨י	’ō·ṯî	Direct object marker; first person common singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to anoint you	לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣	lim·šā·ḥo·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H4886 smear, anoint
king	לְמֶ֔לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
His people	עַמּ֖וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Now therefore	וְעַתָּ֣ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
listen	שְׁמַ֔ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
to the words	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 9:16 · 1 Samuel 12:14 · 1 Samuel 13:13 · 1 Chronicles 22:12–13 · Psalm 2:10–11 · 1 Samuel 15:16–18 · 2 Samuel 23:2–3 · 1 Samuel 10:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.