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And alsoוְגַםthe Splendorנֵצַחof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלdoes notלֹאlieיְשַׁקֵּרand does notוְלֹאrelent,יִנָּחֵםforכִּיheהוּאis notלֹאa human beingאָדָםthat he should relent.”לְהִנָּחֵם
1 Samuel 15:29
Study it in the app“And also the Splendor of Israel does not lie and does not relent, for he is not a human being that he should relent.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 15:29, word by word
- the Splendorנֵצַחnetsach
splendor
What endures in brilliance; "the Glory of Israel", that is, YHWH.
Where else “netsach” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- lieיְשַׁקֵּרyeshaker
deal falsely
Deal falsely, deceive; break one's word.
Where else “yeshaker” appears- relentיִנָּחֵםyinachem
relent
God gives up the evil he announced and leaves it unfulfilled.
Where else “yinachem” appears- a human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears
Translation note
“The Splendor of Israel” is a title of God. “Relent” is in Hebrew the same verb as “be sorry” in verses 11 and 35. Numbers 23:19 says something similar of God.
The context
28Samuel said to him, “YHWH has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your companion, who is better than you.
29 · This verse (above)
30He said, “I have sinned. Now honor me, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, and I will bow down to YHWH your Elohim.”