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1 Samuel 15:22

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But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.	And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.	For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Samuel^H8050 said^H559, Hath the LORD^H3068 as great delight^H2656 in burnt offerings^H5930 and sacrifices^H2077, as in obeying^H8085 the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068? Behold, to obey^H8085 is better^H2896 than sacrifice^H2077, and to hearken^H7181 than the fat^H2459 of rams^H352.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל הַחֵפֶץ לַיהוָה בְּעֹלֹות וּזְבָחִים כִּשְׁמֹעַ בְּקֹול יְהוָה הִנֵּה שְׁמֹעַ מִזֶּבַח טֹוב לְהַקְשִׁיב מֵחֵלֶב אֵילִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	she.mu.'El	H8050	HNp	Samuel
הַ/חֵ֤פֶץ	ha./Che.fetz	H2656	HTi/Ncmsa	¿/ (does) delight
לַֽ/יהוָה֙	la./Yah.weh	H3068	HR/Np	(belong) to/ Yahweh
בְּ/עֹל֣וֹת	be./'o.Lot	H5930	HR/Ncfpa	in/ burnt offerings
וּ/זְבָחִ֔ים	u./ze.va.Chim	H2077	HC/Ncmpa	and/ sacrifices
כִּ/שְׁמֹ֖עַ	ki/sh.Mo.a'	H8085	HR/Vqc	like/ listening
בְּ/ק֣וֹל	be./Kol	H6963	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) voice of
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
הִנֵּ֤ה	hi.Neh	H2009	HTm	here!
שְׁמֹ֨עַ֙	she.Mo.a'	H8085	HVqc	to obey
מִ/זֶּ֣בַח	mi./Ze.vach	H2077	HR/Ncmsa	more than/ sacrifice
ט֔וֹב	Tov	H2896	HAamsa	(is) good
לְ/הַקְשִׁ֖יב	le./hak.Shiv	H7181	HR/Vhc	to/ pay attention
מֵ/חֵ֥לֶב	me./Che.lev	H2459	HR/Ncmsc	more than/ (the) fat of
אֵילִֽים	'ei.Lim	H352	HNcmpa	rams

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H352 — אַיִל (ʼayil, ah'-yil): from the same as אוּל; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree; mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H2077 — זֶבַח (zebach, zeh'-bakh): from זָבַח; properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act); offer(-ing), sacrifice.
• H2459 — חֶלֶב (cheleb, kheh'-leb): or חֵלֶב; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part; [idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.
• H2656 — חֵפֶץ (chêphets, khay'-fets): from חָפֵץ; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind); acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; 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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H5930 — עֹלָה (ʻôlâh, o-law'): or עוֹלָה; feminine active participle of עָלָה; a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke); ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also עֶוֶל.
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
• H7181 — קָשַׁב (qâshab, kaw-shab'): a primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken; attend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
• H8050 — שְׁמוּאֵל (Shᵉmûwʼêl, sehm-oo-ale'): from the passive participle of שָׁמַע and אֵל; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites; Samuel, Shemuel.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.

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