Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 15:19 Interlinear

Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD but didst fly upon the spoil and didst evil in the sight of the LORD

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלָ֥מָּהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
2לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3שָׁמַ֖עְתָּH8085Wherefore then didst thou not obeyto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
4בְּק֣וֹלH6963the voicea voice or sound
5יְהוָֽה׃H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
6וַתַּ֙עַט֙H5860but didst flyto swoop down upon (literally or figuratively)
7אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8הַשָּׁלָ֔לH7998upon the spoilbooty
9וַתַּ֥עַשׂH6213and didstto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
10הָרַ֖עH7451evilbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
11בְּעֵינֵ֥יH5869in the sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
12יְהוָֽה׃H3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

Verse Context

1 Samuel 15:18sent And the LORD thee on a journey and said and utterly destroy...
1 Samuel 15:19 (current) Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD but didst fly upon the spoil and didst evil in the sight of the LORD
1 Samuel 15:20said And Saul unto Samuel Yea I have obeyed...

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