First Samuel 15:22

But Samuel replied:
"Does the Lord (Yahweh) take as much pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as in obeying the voice of the Lord (Yahweh)?
Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice
and listening (and doing) than the fat of rams.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיֹּאמֶר   שְׁמוּאֵל   הַחֵפֶץ   לַיהוָה   בְּעֹלוֹת   וּזְבָחִים   כִּשְׁמֹעַ   בְּקוֹל   יְהוָה   הִנֵּה   שְׁמֹעַ   מִזֶּבַח   טוֹב   לְהַקְשִׁיב   מֵחֵלֶב   אֵילִים  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ εἰ θελητὸν τῷ κυρίῳ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίαι ὡς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι φωνῆς κυρίου ἰδοὺ ἀκοὴ ὑπὲρ θυσίαν ἀγαθὴ καὶ ἡ ἐπακρόασις ὑπὲρ στέαρ κριῶν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
וַ (va)
יֹּ֣אמֶר (jómer)
seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H8050
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל (shemoel)
Samuel
Noun Noun
masculine
Name/Place name/place

Npm
H9008
H2656
הַ (ha)
חֵ֤פֶץ (chefetz)
?
pleasure

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ti
Ncbsa
H9005
H3068
לַֽ (la)
יהוָה֙ (jhvah)
to
YHWH
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

R
Npt
H9003
H5930a
בְּ (be)
עֹל֣וֹת (ólvót)
in
burnt offering
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. feminine plural Absolute state

R
Ncfpa
H9002
H2077
וּ (o)
זְבָחִ֔ים (zevachim)
and
sacrifice
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

C
Ncmpa
H9004
H8085
כִּ (ki)
שְׁמֹ֖עַ (shemóa)
like
to hear
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9003
H6963a
בְּ (be)
ק֣וֹל (qvól)
in
voice
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H3068
יְהוָ֑ה (jehvah)
YHWH
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npt
H2009
הִנֵּ֤ה (hine)
behold
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

Tj
H8085
שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (shemóa)
to hear
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqcc
H9006
H2077
מִ (mi)
זֶּ֣בַח (zevach)
from
sacrifice
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H2896a
ט֔וֹב (tvóv)
pleasant
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H9005
H7181
לְ (le)
הַקְשִׁ֖יב (haqeshiv)
to
to listen
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H9006
H2459
מֵ (me)
חֵ֥לֶב (chelev)
from
fat
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0352a
H9016
אֵילִֽים (eilim)
׃
ram
verseEnd
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa

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