1 Samuel 15:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whyוְלָ֥מָּה
(ve·lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
then did you not obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּ
(sha·ma'·ta)
8085: to heara prim. root
the voiceבְּקֹ֣ול
(be·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of the LORD,יְהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
but rushedוַתַּ֙עַט֙
(vat·ta·'at)
5860b: to dart greedilydenominative verb from ayit
upon the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔ל
(ha·sha·lal,)
7998: a prey, spoil, plunder, bootyfrom shalal
and didוַתַּ֥עַשׂ
(vat·ta·'as)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
what was evilהָרַ֖ע
(ha·ra)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥י
(be·'ei·nei)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
of the LORD?"יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore then didst thou not obey
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
but didst fly
`iyt  (eet)
to swoop down upon -- fly, rail.
upon the spoil
shalal  (shaw-lawl')
booty -- prey, spoil.
and didst
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
in the sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So why didn't you obey the LORD? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the LORD's sight?"

International Standard Version
Why didn't you obey the LORD, but grabbed the spoil and did evil in the LORD's sight?"

NET Bible
Why haven't you obeyed the LORD? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the LORD's estimation."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why didn't you obey the LORD? Why have you taken their belongings and done what the LORD considers evil?"

King James 2000 Bible
Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but did pounce upon the spoil, and did evil in the sight of the LORD?
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