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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל | H8050 | And Samuel | shemuel, the name of three israelites |
| 3 | הַחֵ֤פֶץ | H2656 | as great delight | pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind) |
| 4 | יְהוָ֑ה | H3068 | Hath the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 5 | בְּעֹל֣וֹת | H5930 | in burnt offerings | a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) |
| 6 | מִזֶּ֣בַח | H2077 | and sacrifices | properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) |
| 7 | שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ | H8085 | Behold to obey | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 8 | בְּק֣וֹל | H6963 | the voice | a voice or sound |
| 9 | יְהוָ֑ה | H3068 | Hath the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 10 | הִנֵּ֤ה | H2009 | lo! | |
| 11 | שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ | H8085 | Behold to obey | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 12 | מִזֶּ֣בַח | H2077 | and sacrifices | properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) |
| 13 | ט֔וֹב | H2896 | is better | good (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 |
| 14 | לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב | H7181 | and to hearken | to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken |
| 15 | מֵחֵ֥לֶב | H2459 | than the fat | fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part |
| 16 | אֵילִֽים׃ | H352 | of rams | properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree |
Verse Context
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