1 Samuel
1 Samuel 15:24
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.