1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:24–26

²⁴Then 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. ²⁵Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”

²⁶“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.”

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1 Samuel 15:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Saul	שָׁא֤וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
I have sinned	חָטָ֔אתִי	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
I have transgressed	עָבַ֥רְתִּי	‘ā·ḇar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
commandment	פִּֽי־	pî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
and your instructions	דְּבָרֶ֑יךָ	də·ḇā·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I feared	יָרֵ֙אתִי֙	yā·rê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3372 fear
the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and obeyed	וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע	wā·’eš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
their voice	בְּקוֹלָֽם׃	bə·qō·w·lām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice

1 Samuel 15:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now therefore	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
please	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
forgive	שָׂ֥א	śā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
my sin	חַטָּאתִ֑י	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
and return	וְשׁ֣וּב	wə·šūḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
with me	עִמִּ֔י	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
so I can worship	וְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	wə·’eš·ta·ḥă·weh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7812 bow down
the LORD	לַֽיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

1 Samuel 15:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	אָשׁ֖וּב	’ā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
with you	עִמָּ֑ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have rejected	מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙	mā·’as·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
the word	דְּבַ֣ר	də·ḇar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has rejected you	וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣	way·yim·’ā·sə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H3988 reject
as	מִהְי֥וֹת	mih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
king	מֶ֖לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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1 Samuel 15:24 2 Samuel 12:13 · Isaiah 51:12–13 · Galatians 1:10 · Proverbs 29:25 · Numbers 22:34 · Exodus 9:27 · Exodus 23:2 · Revelation 21:8 · 1 Samuel 15:30 · Matthew 27:4

1 Samuel 15:25 Exodus 10:17

1 Samuel 15:26 Hosea 4:6 · 1 Samuel 13:14 · 1 Samuel 16:1 · 1 Samuel 15:23 · Jeremiah 6:19 · 2 John 1:11 · Genesis 43:11–14 · 1 Samuel 15:31 · Luke 24:28–29 · 1 Samuel 2:30 · Genesis 42:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.