Study it in the app““I am sorry that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my words.” Samuel was incensed, and he cried out to YHWH all night.”
“I am sorryנִחַמְתִּיthatכִּיI madeהִמְלַכְתִּיSaulאֶת שָׁאוּלking,לְמֶלֶךְforכִּיhe has turned backשָׁבfrom following meמֵאַחֲרַיand has notוְ לֹאcarried outהֵקִיםmy words.”אֶת דְּבָרַיSamuelלִשְׁמוּאֵלwas incensed,וַיִּחַרand he cried outוַיִּזְעַקtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהallכָּלnight.הַלָּיְלָה
feel sorry
To grieve over something done, or to feel sorrow for someone.
Where else “nichamti” appearsmake king
To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.
Where else “himlachti” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsturn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “shav” appearsestablish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hekim” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devara” appearsSamuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appearsbe angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appearscry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizak” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsnight
Night.
Where else “layla” appears“I am sorry” translates a verb that expresses grief over something that has happened; it is the same one as in Genesis 6:6. Compare verse 29.
10The word of YHWH came to Samuel, saying:
11 · This verse (above)
12Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told to Samuel, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and look, he is setting up for himself a monument; and he turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.”
