1 Samuel
1 Samuel 15:19
19So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So why | וְלָ֥מָּה | wə·lām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| did you not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ | šā·ma‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Why did you rush | וַתַּ֙עַט֙ | wat·ta·‘aṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5860 scream, shriek |
| upon | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the plunder | הַשָּׁלָ֔ל | haš·šā·lāl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| and do | וַתַּ֥עַשׂ | wat·ta·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֖ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.