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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 1

שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElSamuel

Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samuel

Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 2

הַחֵ֤פֶץha.Che.fetz¿ [does] delight

Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: pleasure

Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10, 1 Kings 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 3

לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh[belong] to Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 4

בְּעֹל֣וֹתbe.'o.Lotin burnt offerings

Lemma: עֹלָה (o.lah) · Strong's: H5930A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: burnt offering

Used 286 times. Also: Genesis 8:20, Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5930A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 5

וּזְבָחִ֔יםu.ze.va.Chimand sacrifices

Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: sacrifice

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 6

כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'like listening

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to hear: obey

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 7

בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 8

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 9

הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 10

שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙she.Mo.a'to obey

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to hear: obey

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 11

מִזֶּ֣בַחmi.Ze.vachmore than sacrifice

Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sacrifice

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 12

ט֔וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 13

לְהַקְשִׁ֖יבle.hak.Shivto pay attention

Lemma: קָשַׁב (qa.shav) · Strong's: H7181

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to listen

Used 46 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:34, Job 13:6, Job 33:31, Psalms 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7181; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 14

מֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levmore than [the] fat of

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶב (che.lev) · Strong's: H2459

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: fat

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 45:18, Exodus 23:18, Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2459; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 15

אֵילִֽים\׃'ei.Limrams

Lemma: אַ֫יִל (a.yil) · Strong's: H0352A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: ram

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 15:9, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 31:38, Genesis 32:14, Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0352A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:22 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But Samuel	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
declared	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Does the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
delight	→	חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure
in burnt offerings	→	עֹלָה H5930A burnt offering
and sacrifices	→	זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice
as much as in obedience	→	שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey
to [His] voice	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
. . .	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Behold	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
obedience	→	שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey
is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than sacrifice	→	זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice
[and] attentiveness	→	קָשַׁב H7181 to listen
is better than the fat	→	חֵ֫לֶב H2459 fat
of rams	→	אַ֫יִל H0352A ram

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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