1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:22

²²But 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.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
declared	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Does the LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
delight	הַחֵ֤פֶץ	ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure
in burnt offerings	בְּעֹל֣וֹת	bə·‘ō·lō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
and sacrifices	וּזְבָחִ֔ים	ū·zə·ḇā·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H2077 sacrifice
as much as in obedience	כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
to	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
Behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
obedience	שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙	šə·mō·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
is better	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than sacrifice	מִזֶּ֣בַח	miz·ze·ḇaḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2077 sacrifice
attentiveness	לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב	lə·haq·šîḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7181 incline, attend
is better than the fat	מֵחֵ֥לֶב	mê·ḥê·leḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2459 fat
of rams	אֵילִֽים׃	’ê·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hosea 6:6 · Psalm 51:16–17 · Proverbs 21:3 · Amos 5:21–24 · Mark 12:33 · Matthew 9:13 · Micah 6:6–8 · Jeremiah 7:22–23 · Psalm 40:6–8 · Ecclesiastes 5:1 · Isaiah 1:11–17 · Matthew 12:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.