Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 15:22 Interlinear

said And Samuel as great delight Hath the LORD in burnt offerings and sacrifices Behold to obey the voice Hath the LORD Behold to obey and sacrifices is better and to hearken than the fat of rams

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2שְׁמוּאֵ֗לH8050And Samuelshemuel, the name of three israelites
3הַחֵ֤פֶץH2656as great delightpleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
4יְהוָ֑הH3068Hath the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
5בְּעֹל֣וֹתH5930in burnt offeringsa step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
6מִזֶּ֣בַחH2077and sacrificesproperly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
7שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙H8085Behold to obeyto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
8בְּק֣וֹלH6963the voicea voice or sound
9יְהוָ֑הH3068Hath the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
10הִנֵּ֤הH2009lo!
11שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙H8085Behold to obeyto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
12מִזֶּ֣בַחH2077and sacrificesproperly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
13ט֔וֹבH2896is bettergood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
14לְהַקְשִׁ֖יבH7181and to hearkento prick up the ears, i.e., hearken
15מֵחֵ֥לֶבH2459than the fatfat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
16אֵילִֽים׃H352of ramsproperly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree

Verse Context

1 Samuel 15:21took But the people of the spoil sheep and oxen the chief...
1 Samuel 15:22 (current)said And Samuel as great delight Hath the LORD in burnt offerings and sacrifices Behold to obey the voice Hath the LORD Behold to obey and sacrifices is better and to hearken than the fat of rams
1 Samuel 15:23 is as the sin of witchcraft For rebellion is as iniquity and idolatry...

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