1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:13–15

13When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”

14But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”

15Saul 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.”

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1 Samuel 15:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
reachedוַיָּבֹ֥אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
himשָׁא֑וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
Saulשָׁא֗וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to himל֣וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
May the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
blessבָּר֤וּךְbā·rūḵVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
I have carried outהֲקִימֹ֖תִיhă·qî·mō·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
instructionsדְּבַ֥רdə·ḇarNoun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word

1 Samuel 15:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Then whatוּמֶ֛הū·mehConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
thisהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
bleatingקֽוֹל־qō·wl-Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of sheepהַצֹּ֥אןhaṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and lowingוְק֣וֹלwə·qō·wlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of cattleהַבָּקָ֔רhab·bā·qārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Iאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃šō·mê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8085 hear

1 Samuel 15:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Saulשָׁא֜וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
The troopsהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
brought themהֱבִיא֗וּםhĕ·ḇî·’ūmVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
from the Amalekitesמֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣יmê·‘ă·mā·lê·qîPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6003 Amalekite
they sparedחָמַ֤לḥā·malVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2550 spare
the bestמֵיטַ֤בmê·ṭaḇNoun - masculine singular constructH4315 the best
sheepהַצֹּאן֙haṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cattleוְהַבָּקָ֔רwə·hab·bā·qārConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
toלְמַ֥עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
sacrificeזְבֹ֖חַzə·ḇō·aḥVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
butוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
the restהַיּוֹתֵ֖רhay·yō·w·ṯêrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3148 superiority, advantage, excess
we devoted to destructionהֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ׃סhe·ḥĕ·ram·nūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common pluralH2763 ban, devote, exterminate

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1 Samuel 15:13 Ruth 3:10 · Judges 17:2 · Genesis 3:12 · 1 Samuel 15:9 · 1 Samuel 15:11 · Proverbs 30:13 · Luke 18:11 · Genesis 14:19 · Luke 17:10 · Proverbs 28:13 · Proverbs 31:31

1 Samuel 15:15 1 Samuel 15:21 · 1 Samuel 15:9 · Exodus 32:22–23 · Genesis 3:12–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.