1 Samuel 15:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has also rejected you from being king.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י חַטַּאת־קֶ֙סֶם֙ מֶ֔רִי וְאָ֥וֶן וּתְרָפִ֖ים הַפְצַ֑ר יַ֗עַן מָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס

Transliteration

For kî ḥaṭṭaʾṯ qesem merî and wᵊʾāwen and ûṯᵊrāpîm hapṣar; yaʿan māʾastā ʾeṯ dᵊḇar YHWH, and wayyimʾāsḵā from mimmeleḵ.

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ḥaṭṭaʾṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - sin of
• *qesem*: noun, masculine singular - divination
• *merî*: noun, masculine singular - rebellion
• *wᵊʾāwen*: waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine singular - and iniquity/idolatry
• *ûṯᵊrāpîm*: waw-conjunctive + noun, masculine plural - and household idols/teraphim
• *hapṣar*: article + noun, masculine singular - stubbornness/pushing/pressing
• *yaʿan*: conjunction - because
• *māʾastā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you rejected
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *dᵊḇar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *wayyimʾāsḵā*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he rejected you
• *mimmeleḵ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - from being king

Word Meanings

• *ḥaṭṭaʾṯ*: sin/offense of
• *qesem*: divination/sorcery
• *merî*: rebellion/defiance
• *wᵊʾāwen*: and iniquity/wickedness/idolatry
• *ûṯᵊrāpîm*: and household idols/teraphim/idolatry
• *hapṣar*: stubbornness/obstinacy/pressing
• *yaʿan*: because/since/on account of
• *māʾastā*: you rejected/despised/refused
• *dᵊḇar*: word/command of
• *wayyimʾāsḵā*: and he rejected/despised you
• *mimmeleḵ*: from being king/from kingship

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For rebellion{H4805} is as the sin{H2403} of witchcraft,{H7081} and stubbornness{H6484} is as idolatry{H8655} and teraphim.{H205} Because thou hast rejected{H3988} the word{H1697} of Jehovah,{H3068} he hath also rejected{H3988} thee from being king.{H4428}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For rebellion{H4805} is as the sin{H2403} of witchcraft{H7081}, and stubbornness{H6484}{(H8687)} is as iniquity{H205} and idolatry{H8655}. Because thou hast rejected{H3988}{(H8804)} the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, he hath also rejected{H3988}{(H8799)} thee from being king{H4428}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For disobedience is as ye synne of witchcrafte, and rebellion is as the blasphemy of Idolatrye. In so moch now as thou hast refused the worde of the LORDE, he hath refused the also, that thou shuldest not be kynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For rebellion is as the sinne of withcraft, and transgression is wickednesse and idolatrie. Because thou hast cast away the worde of the Lord, therefore hee hath cast away thee from being King.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For rebellion is as the sinne of witchcraft, and stubbernnesse is as the wickednes of idolatrie: Because thou hast cast away the worde of the Lorde, therefore he hath cast away thee also from being king.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for a sin of divination `is' rebellion, and iniquity and teraphim `is' stubbornness; because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He also doth reject thee from `being' king.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For to go against his orders is like the sin of those who make use of secret arts, and pride is like giving worship to images. Because you have put away from you the word of the Lord, he has put you from your place as king.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and presumption is like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the LORD’s orders, he has rejected you from being king.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 13:14 : 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue: the LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him to be captain over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.
• 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
• 2 Kgs 17:15-20 : 15 They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; they followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves, and went after the nations that were around them, although the LORD had commanded them not to do like them. 16 They left all the commandments of the LORD their God, made for themselves cast images, even two calves, made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 17 They caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from his sight; there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 19 Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they had made. 20 So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• Job 34:37 : 37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.
• Ps 107:11 : 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the Most High:
• Isa 8:19 : 19 And when they say to you, Seek those who have familiar spirits, and wizards that whisper and mutter: should not a people seek their God? for the living to the dead?
• Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of Egypt shall fail in its midst; I will destroy its counsel, and they shall seek the idols, the charmers, those with familiar spirits, and the wizards.
• Jer 28:16 : 16 Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, I will cast you from off the face of the earth: this year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the LORD.
• Jer 29:32 : 32 Therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants; he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for my people, says the LORD, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD.
• Ezek 2:5-8 : 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse, (for they are a rebellious house,) will yet know that there has been a prophet among them. 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 And you shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will refuse: for they are most rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you; Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house: open your mouth, and eat what I give you.
• 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• Gal 5:20 : 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousy, wrath, strife, seditious, heresies,
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
• Rev 22:15 : 15 For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and sexually immoral, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.
• Gen 31:19 : 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
• Gen 31:34 : 34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's saddle, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
• Exod 22:18 : 18 You shall not allow a witch to live.
• Lev 20:6 : 6 And the soul that turns after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go whoring after them, I will set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
• Lev 20:27 : 27 A man or woman who has a familiar spirit, or who is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
• Num 14:9 : 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.
• Deut 9:7 : 7 Remember, and do not forget, how you provoked the LORD your God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that you departed out of the land of Egypt, until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD.
• Deut 9:24 : 24 You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
• Deut 18:10-11 : 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who uses divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
• Josh 22:16-19 : 16 Thus says the whole congregation of the LORD: What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that you have built for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel this day against the LORD? 17 Is the sin of Peor not enough for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD, 18 But that you must turn away this day from following the LORD? And it will be, seeing you rebel today against the LORD, that tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. 19 If the land of your possession is unclean, then cross over to the land of the possession of the LORD, where the LORD’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but do not rebel against the LORD, nor rebel against us, by building for yourselves an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.
• 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel says, I did indeed say that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
• 1 Sam 12:14-15 : 14 If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both you and also the king that reigns over you continue following the LORD your God: 15 But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.