1 Samuel 15:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Samuel said to him, The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל קָרַ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת־מַמְלְכ֧וּת יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ הַיּ֑וֹם וּנְתָנָ֕הּ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ הַטּ֥וֹב מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer unto him Šᵊmûʾēl, qāraʿ YHWH ʾeṯ mamleḵûṯ Yiśrāʾēl from upon you the hayyôm and ûnᵊṯānāh to lᵊrēʿăḵā the haṭṭôḇ from you.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *Šᵊmûʾēl*: proper noun, masculine - Samuel
• *qāraʿ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has torn
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *mamleḵûṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - kingdom of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *hayyôm*: article + noun, masculine singular - the day/today
• *ûnᵊṯānāh*: waw-conjunctive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he has given it
• *lᵊrēʿăḵā*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your neighbor
• *haṭṭôḇ*: article + adjective, masculine singular - the better/good one
• *mimmekkā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - than you

Word Meanings

• *qāraʿ*: has torn/rent/divided
• *mamleḵûṯ*: kingdom/kingship/royal power
• *hayyôm*: today/this day
• *ûnᵊṯānāh*: and has given it/bestowed it
• *lᵊrēʿăḵā*: to your neighbor/companion/fellow
• *haṭṭôḇ*: the better/good one

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And Samuel said to him, 'The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors, someone better than you.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samuel{H8050} said{H559} unto him, Jehovah{H3068} hath rent{H7167} the kingdom{H4468} of Israel{H3478} from thee this day,{H3117} and hath given{H5414} it to a neighbor{H7453} of thine, that is better{H2896} than thou.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, The LORD{H3068} hath rent{H7167}{(H8804)} the kingdom{H4468} of Israel{H3478} from thee this day{H3117}, and hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} it to a neighbour{H7453} of thine, that is better{H2896} than thou.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde Samuel vnto him: The LORDE hath rente the kyngdome of Israel from ye this daye, & geuen it vnto yi neghbor, which is better then thou.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Samuel saide vnto him, The Lorde hath rent the kingdome of Israel from thee this day, and hath giuen it to thy neighbour, that is better then thou.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samuel sayde vnto hym: The Lorde hath rent the kyngdome of Israel from thee this day, and hath geuen it to a neighbour of thine that is better then thou.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, [that is] better than thou.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samuel said to him, Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Samuel saith unto him, `Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel said unto him, Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Samuel said to him, The Lord has taken away the kingdom of Israel from you this day by force, and has given it to a neighbour of yours who is better than you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samuel said to him, "Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Samuel said to him,“The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 28:17-18 : 17 The LORD has done to you as he spoke by me: for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David. 18 Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD, nor execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the LORD has done this thing to you today.
• 1 Kgs 11:30-31 : 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you.
• Jer 27:5-6 : 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him.
• Dan 4:17 : 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.
• Dan 4:32 : 32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.
• John 19:11 : 11 Jesus answered, You could have no power against me at all, except it were given you from above: therefore he who delivered me to you has the greater sin.
• Acts 13:22 : 22 And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom he also gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.
• Rom 13:1 : 1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.
• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 The LORD makes poor and makes rich: he brings low and lifts up. 8 He raises up the poor from the dust, and lifts up the needy from the ashes, to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
• 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 16:12 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.