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1 Samuel 15:24

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

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ASV

And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

KJV

And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuelH8050 →
חָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiI have transgressedH5674 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
פִּֽי־pi-[the] mouth ofH6310 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
דְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khawords yourH1697 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
יָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiI fearedH3372 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'and I listenedH8085 →
בְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.Lamto voice theirH6963 →

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Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.1 John 3:4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.Isaiah 51:12–13“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.1 Samuel 26:21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”Numbers 22:34“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”Proverbs 29:25The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.Galatians 1:10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”Exodus 9:27Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.Exodus 32:22“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.Genesis 3:17And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.Jeremiah 38:5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”

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