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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 1SA 15:17 verse available
OET-LV and_he/it_said Shəmūʼēl am_not though [were]_small you in/on/at/with_eyes_your_own the_chief of_the_tribes of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) [are]_you and_anointed_you Yahweh as_king over Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הֲל֗וֹא אִם־קָטֹ֤ן אַתָּה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ רֹ֛אשׁ שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אָ֑תָּה וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer shəmūʼēl hₐlōʼ ʼim-qāţon ʼattāh bəˊēyneykā roʼsh shiⱱţēy yisrāʼēl ʼāttāh vayyimshāḩₐkā yahweh ləmelek ˊal-yisrāʼēl.)
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ULT And Samuel said, “Although you are small in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? And Yahweh anointed you as king over Israel.
UST Samuel said, “Previously you did not think that you were important. But now you have become the leader of the tribes of Israel. Yahweh appointed you to be their king.
BSB § And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
OEB Samuel said, ‘Though you are little in your own sight, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel,
WEB Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;
WMB Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel;
NET Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose you as king over Israel.
LSV And Samuel says, “Are you not, if you [are] little in your own eyes, head of the tribes of Israel? And YHWH anoints you for king over Israel,
FBV “Once you didn't use to think much of yourself, but haven't you become the leader of the tribes of Israel?” Samuel asked. “The Lord anointed you king of Israel.
T4T Samuel said, “Previously you did not think that you were important. But now you have become [RHQ] the leader of the tribes of Israel. Yahweh appointed you to be their king.
LEB Samuel said, “Even though you are small in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh has anointed you as king over Israel.
BBE And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,
MOF No MOF 1SA book available
JPS And Samuel said: 'Though thou be little in thine own sight, art thou not head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed thee king over Israel;
ASV And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel;
DRA And Samuel said: When thou wast a little one in thy own eyes, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed thee to be king over Israel.
YLT And Samuel saith, 'Art not thou, if thou [art] little in thine own eyes, head of the tribes of Israel? and Jehovah doth anoint thee for king over Israel,
DBY And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?
RV And Samuel said, Though thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed thee king over Israel;
WBS And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thy own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
KJB And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
(And Samuel said, When thou/you wast little in thine/your own sight, wast thou/you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? )
BB Samuel said: When thou wast litle in thyne owne sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lorde annoynted thee kyng ouer Israel?
(Samuel said: When thou/you wast little in thine/your own sight, wast thou/you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?)
GNV Then Samuel saide, When thou wast litle in thine owne sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord anointed thee King ouer Israel.
(Then Samuel said, When thou/you wast little in thine/your own sight, wast thou/you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord anointed thee King over Israel. )
CB Samuel sayde: Whan thou wast but small in thine awne eyes, wast thou not ye heade amoge the trybes of Israel? & the LORDE anoynted the to be kynge ouer Israel?
(Samuel said: Whan thou/you wast but small in thine/your own eyes, wast thou/you not ye/you_all heade among the trybes of Israel? and the LORD anointed the to be king over Israel?)
WYC And Samuel seide, Whether not, whanne thou were litil in thin iyen, thou were maade heed in the lynages of Israel, and the Lord anoyntide thee in to kyng on Israel;
(And Samuel said, Whether not, when thou/you were little in thin eyes, thou/you were madee heed in the lynages of Israel, and the Lord anointide thee in to king on Israel;)
LUT Samuel sprach: Ist‘s nicht also, da du klein warest vor deinen Augen, wurdest du das Haupt unter den Stämmen Israels, und der HErr salbte dich zum König über Israel?
(Samuel spoke: Ist‘s not also, there you klein warest before/in_front_of deinen Augen, wurdest you the Haupt under the Stämmen Israels, and the LORD salbte you/yourself for_the king above Israel?)
CLV Et ait Samuel: Nonne cum parvulus esses in oculis tuis, caput in tribubus Israël factus es? unxitque te Dominus in regem super Israël,[fn]
(And he_said Samuel: Isn't_it when/with parvulus esses in oculis tuis, caput in tribubus Israël factus es? unxitque you(sg) Master in regem super Israël,)
15.17 Nonne cum. GREG., lib. XXXIV Moral., et apud Euch. Parvulus est in oculis suis, etc., usque ad unde: Ducem te constituerunt, noli extolli, sed esto quasi unus ex illis.
15.17 Isn't_it cum. GREG., lib. XXXIV Moral., and apud Euch. Parvulus it_is in oculis to_his_own, etc., usque to unde: Ducem you(sg) constituerunt, noli extolli, but esto as_if unus ex illis.
BRN And Samuel said to Saul, Art thou not little in his eyes, though a leader of [fn]one of the tribes of Israel? and yet the Lord anointed thee to be king over Israel.
15:17 Gr. staff of a tribe. A double rendering of שבט i. e. both staff and tribe.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς Σαούλ, οὐχὶ μικρὸς εἶ σὺ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, ἡγούμενος σκήπτρου φυλῆς Ἰσραήλ; καὶ ἔχρισέ σε Κύριος εἰς βασιλέα ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai eipe Samouaʸl pros Saoul, ouⱪi mikros ei su enōpion autou, haʸgoumenos skaʸptrou fulaʸs Israaʸl? kai eⱪrise se Kurios eis basilea epi Israaʸl. )
15:17 As the anointed . . . king of Israel, Saul bore the responsibility for disobeying God, which neither false humility nor making excuses could diminish.
Complete Destruction
God instructed Saul to “completely destroy” the Amalekites, who had ambushed the Israelites after the Exodus (see Exod 17:8-16; Deut 25:17-19). The Hebrew word kharam (“completely destroy”) often means dedicating something or someone completely to the Lord, either by destroying it (1 Sam 15:3; Josh 6:17-18) or by giving it as an offering (see Lev 27:28-29; Josh 6:19).
Complete destruction was called for in cases where those to be destroyed had committed a severe offense against God, such as worshiping false gods (Deut 7:1-6; 13:12-18). In 1 Samuel 15:3, complete destruction is prescribed as God’s judgment on a nation that mistreated his chosen people. Those who curse God’s family are, in turn, cursed (Gen 12:3).
God still judges the godless and impenitent. But in the new covenant, Christians are not called to be agents of such judgment. God calls us to exercise his mercy toward those who wrong us (see Luke 9:51-56). We must completely destroy whatever within ourselves wars against Christ (Rom 8:12-13; Col 3:5). And we must overcome the enemies of Christ by our faith, by the Good News, and by our love (Eph 6:10-20; 1 Jn 2:9-17). God will mete out judgment according to his justice and in his time (Rom 12:19; 2 Thes 1:6-10).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 22:20; Lev 27:28-29; Num 21:2-3; Deut 7:1-6, 26; 13:12-18; Josh 6:17-19; 7:11-26; 1 Sam 15:3; 1 Kgs 20:42; Isa 43:26-28
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) in your own sight
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəmū\sup ʼēl\sup* am=not if little you(ms) in/on/at/with,eyes,your_own head tribes Yisrael you(ms) and,anointed,you YHWH as,king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )
Here sight represents judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “in your own opinion” or “in your judgment”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shəmū\sup ʼēl\sup* am=not if little you(ms) in/on/at/with,eyes,your_own head tribes Yisrael you(ms) and,anointed,you YHWH as,king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael )
Samuel uses this question to remind Saul of now much God had given him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Yahweh made you the ruler of the tribes of Israel!”