1 Samuel 15:28
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.”
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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מַמְלָכוּת
the kingdom of
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מַמְלָכוּת
{dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)}
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קָרַע
he has torn
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קָרַע
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
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מִן
more than/ you
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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שְׁמוּאֵל
Samuel
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שְׁמוּאֵל
Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
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