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And now,וְעַתָּהforgive,שָׂאplease,נָאmy sin,אֶת חַטָּאתִיand returnוְשׁוּבwith me,עִמִּיand I will bow downוְאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶהto YHWH.”לַיהוָה
1 Samuel 15:25
Study it in the app“And now, forgive, please, my sin, and return with me, and I will bow down to YHWH.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 15:25, word by word
- forgiveשָׂאsa
forgive
To take away someone's sin, forgive.
Where else “sa” appears- my sinחַטָּאתִchatati
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatati” appears- and returnשׁוּבshuv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuv” appears- and I will bow downאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶהeshtachave
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “eshtachave” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
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 “yhva” appears
The context
24Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the command of YHWH and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.
25 · This verse (above)
26Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have despised the word of YHWH, and YHWH has despised you from being king over Israel.”