1 Samuel 15:22
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Young's Literal Translation
And Samuel saith, ‘Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as [in] hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
But Samuel
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל (šə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel

declared:
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Does the LORD
לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

delight
הַחֵ֤פֶץ (ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2656: Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter

in burnt offerings
בְּעֹל֣וֹת (bə·‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

and sacrifices
וּזְבָחִ֔ים (ū·zə·ḇā·ḥîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

as much as in obeying
כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ (kiš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the voice
בְּק֣וֹל (bə·qō·wl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the LORD?
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

Behold,
הִנֵּ֤ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

obedience
שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (šə·mō·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

is better
ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

than sacrifice,
מִזֶּ֣בַח (miz·ze·ḇaḥ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

[and] attentiveness
לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב (lə·haq·šîḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7181: To prick up the ears, hearken

is better than the fat
מֵחֵ֥לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

of rams.
אֵילִֽים׃ (’ê·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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