1st Samuel Chapter 15 verse 19 Holy Bible
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of Jehovah, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah?
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Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?
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Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but didst fall upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of Jehovah?
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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?
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Why 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?
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Why then didn't you obey the voice of Yahweh, but flew on the spoil, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?"
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and why hast thou not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah -- and dost fly unto the spoil, and dost do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) Didst fly upon the spoil.--The expression used evidently includes the idea of greedy eagerness, as though Samuel detected a spirit of grasping covetousness at the bottom of this disobedient act of Saul's.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo whyוְלָ֥מָּה (wə·lām·māh)Conjunctive waw | InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatdid you notלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noobeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּ (šā·ma‘·tā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlythe LORD?יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelWhy did you rushוַתַּ֙עַט֙ (wat·ta·‘aṭ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5860: To swoop down uponuponאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe plunderהַשָּׁלָ֔ל (haš·šā·lāl)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, bootyand doוַתַּ֥עַשׂ (wat·ta·‘aś)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makeevilהָרַ֖ע (hā·ra‘)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilin the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê)Preposition-b | Noun - cdcStrong's 5869: An eye, a fountainof the LORD?”יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelJump to PreviousEvil Eyes Hearken Hearkened Obey Orders Plunder Rushed Sight Spoil Swoop Violently Voice Wherefore
