16{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.15.16",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הֶ֚רֶף וְאַגִּ֣ידָה לְּךָ֔ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י הַלָּ֑יְלָה *ויאמרו **וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ דַּבֵּֽר׃ ס",
"text": "And *wāʾōmer* *Šᵊmûʾēl* unto *Šāʾûl*, *hereḏ* and *wᵊʾāggîḏāh* to you *ʾēṯ* which *dibbēr* *YHWH* unto me the *lāylāh*; and *wāʾōmer* to him, *dabbēr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wāʾōmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Šᵊmûʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - Samuel",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine - Saul",
"*hereḏ*": "imperative, masculine singular - cease/stop/desist",
"*wᵊʾāggîḏāh*": "waw-conjunctive + hiphil cohortative, 1st singular - and let me tell/declare",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*dibbēr*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the night",
"*wāʾōmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*dabbēr*": "piel imperative, masculine singular - speak"
},
"variants": {
"*hereḏ*": "desist/leave off/let alone",
"*wᵊʾāggîḏāh*": "and I will declare/tell/announce",
"*dibbēr*": "spoke/said/uttered",
"*lāylāh*": "night/nighttime",
"Text note": "The ketiv (written) form is 'ויאמרו' (plural - 'and they said') but the qere (read) form is 'וַיֹּ֥אמֶר' (singular - 'and he said')"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.15.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הֲל֗וֹא אִם־קָטֹ֤ן אַתָּה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ רֹ֛אשׁ שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אָ֑תָּה וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And *wāʾōmer* *Šᵊmûʾēl*, *hǎlôʾ* if *qāṭōn* you in *bᵊʿêneyḵā*, *rōʾš* *šiḇṭê* *Yiśrāʾēl* you; and *wayyimšāḥăḵā* *YHWH* for *meleḵ* over *Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wāʾōmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Šᵊmûʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine - Samuel",
"*hǎlôʾ*": "interrogative particle - is not/were not",
"*qāṭōn*": "adjective, masculine singular - small/little/insignificant",
"*bᵊʿêneyḵā*": "preposition + noun, dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head/chief of",
"*šiḇṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wayyimšāḥăḵā*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he anointed you",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*hǎlôʾ*": "is it not?/were you not?",
"*qāṭōn*": "small/little/insignificant",
"*bᵊʿêneyḵā*": "in your own estimation/in your sight",
"*rōʾš*": "head/chief/leader",
"*šiḇṭê*": "tribes/clans",
"*wayyimšāḥăḵā*": "and he anointed you/consecrated you"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.15.18",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה בְּדָ֑רֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֵ֣ךְ וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞ה אֶת־הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ ב֔וֹ עַ֥ד כַּלּוֹתָ֖ם אֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyišlāḥăḵā* *YHWH* in *bᵊḏāreḵ* and *wayyōʾmer*, go and *wᵊhaḥărāmtāh* *ʾeṯ* the *haḥaṭṭāʾîm* *ʾeṯ* *ʿĂmālēq* and *wᵊnilḥamtā* in him until *kallôṯām* them.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlāḥăḵā*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he sent you",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*bᵊḏāreḵ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in a way/journey",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*wᵊhaḥărāmtāh*": "waw-conjunctive + hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall utterly destroy",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*haḥaṭṭāʾîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the sinners",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿĂmālēq*": "proper noun - Amalek",
"*wᵊnilḥamtā*": "waw-conjunctive + niphal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall fight",
"*kallôṯām*": "piel infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your destroying/consuming them"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlāḥăḵā*": "and he sent you/dispatched you",
"*bᵊḏāreḵ*": "on a journey/mission/way",
"*wᵊhaḥărāmtāh*": "and utterly destroy/devote to destruction/place under ban",
"*haḥaṭṭāʾîm*": "the sinners/offenders/ones who have sinned",
"*wᵊnilḥamtā*": "and fight/do battle",
"*kallôṯām*": "finishing them/consuming them/destroying them completely"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.15.19",
"source": "וְלָ֥מָּה לֹא־שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה וַתַּ֙עַט֙ אֶל־הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וַתַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס",
"text": "And *wᵊlāmmāh* not *šāmaʿtā* in *bᵊqôl* *YHWH* and *wattaʿaṭ* unto the *haššālāl* and *wattaʿaś* the *hāraʿ* in *bᵊʿênê* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wᵊlāmmāh*": "waw-conjunctive + interrogative - and why",
"*šāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you listened/obeyed",
"*bᵊqôl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the voice of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*wattaʿaṭ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you swooped/rushed",
"*haššālāl*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the spoil/plunder",
"*wattaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you did",
"*hāraʿ*": "article + adjective, masculine singular - the evil/bad",
"*bᵊʿênê*": "preposition + noun, dual construct - in the eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*wᵊlāmmāh*": "and why/for what reason",
"*šāmaʿtā*": "heard/listened to/obeyed",
"*bᵊqôl*": "to the voice/command of",
"*wattaʿaṭ*": "and you swooped down/pounced/rushed",
"*haššālāl*": "the spoil/plunder/booty",
"*hāraʿ*": "the evil/bad/wicked thing"
}
}