| 28. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 15:28:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomersaid 1 Samuel 15:28:2 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavto him 1 Samuel 15:28:3 ⧉שְׁמוּאֵ֔לshemuelSamuel 1 Samuel 15:28:4 ⧉קָרַ֨עkaratore 1 Samuel 15:28:5 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehLORD 1 Samuel 15:28:6 ⧉אֶֽת־מַמְלְכ֧וּתetmamlekhutthe kingdom of 1 Samuel 15:28:7 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לyisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 15:28:8 ⧉מֵעָלֶ֖יךָmelekhafrom upon you 1 Samuel 15:28:9 ⧉הַיּ֑וֹםhayomtoday 1 Samuel 15:28:10 ⧉וּנְתָנָ֕הּunetanagave it 1 Samuel 15:28:11 ⧉לְרֵעֲךָ֖lereakhato your neighbor 1 Samuel 15:28:12 ⧉הַטּ֥וֹבhatovthe better 1 Samuel 15:28:13 ⧉מִמֶּֽךָּ׃mimmekhathan you |
| 28. Formal Translation And Samuel said to him, “The LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.” |
| 28. Dynamic Translation Samuel told him, “Today the LORD {Yahweh, Authority Remover} has taken away the kingdom of Israel from you and handed it over to your neighbor who is better than you.” |