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href="/niv/1_samuel/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned around to go away, <i>Saul</i> seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samuel turned to go, but <i>Saul</i> grasped the edge of his robe, and it tore off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And as Samuel turned to go, <i>Saul</i> seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Samuel turned to go, but <i>Saul</i> seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go [away], <i>Saul</i> grabbed the hem of his robe [to stop him], and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the corner of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the edge of Samuel's robe. It tore! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Samuel turned to leave, but Saul caught hold of his cloak, and it tore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go Saul seized him by the corner of his robe, and it tore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As Samuel turned about to go away, he grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned about to depart, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As Samuel turned around to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samuel turns around to go, and he lays hold on the skirt of his upper robe—and it is torn!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe -- and it is rent!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel will turn about to go, and he will seize upon the wing of his upper garment, and it will rend.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Samuel turned about to go away: but he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Samuel turned away, so that he might depart. But Saul took hold of the edge of his cloak, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized a loose end of his garment, and it tore off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As Samuel turned to go away, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it tore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shemueil turned to go and Shaul grasped on the skirt of his mantle and he ripped it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his garment, and tore it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4280" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Saul's Confession</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.” <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">As Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: way·yis·sōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">to go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: way·ya·ḥă·zêq (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">Saul grabbed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: biḵ·nap̄- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">the hem</a> <a href="/hebrew/4598.htm" title="4598: mə·‘î·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A robe. From ma'al in the sense of covering; a robe.">of his robe,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: way·yiq·qā·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">and it tore.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">1 Kings 11:30-31</a></span><br />And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-8.htm">1 Kings 14:8</a></span><br />I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-29.htm">1 Kings 15:29</a></span><br />As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">2 Kings 17:21</a></span><br />When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a></span><br />For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a></span><br />So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13-14</a></span><br />“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. / But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-17.htm">1 Samuel 28:17-18</a></span><br />He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David. / Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-15.htm">2 Samuel 7:15</a></span><br />But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">1 Chronicles 10:13-14</a></span><br />So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, / and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-39.htm">Jeremiah 23:39-40</a></span><br />therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers. / And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-38.htm">Mark 15:38</a></span><br />And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold on the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/9-17.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/judges/16-14.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-48.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/39-26.htm">Hem</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-21.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-26.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-26.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Skirt</a> <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Tore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-12.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-17.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-46.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-19.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/139-5.htm">Hem</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-29.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-14.htm">Mantle</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-30.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-30.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-35.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-4.htm">Skirt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-11.htm">Tore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-31.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-31.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-30.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Saul favors the Kenites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">He spares Agag and the best of the spoil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-10.htm">Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">Saul's humiliation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Samuel kills Agag</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">Samuel and Saul part</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>As Samuel turned to go</b><br />This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the narrative, highlighting the decisive action of the prophet Samuel. The Hebrew root for "turned" is "panah," which often signifies a change in direction or focus. In the context of ancient Israel, prophets like Samuel were seen as direct representatives of God's will. Samuel's turning away symbolizes a divine rejection of Saul's kingship due to his disobedience. This moment underscores the gravity of Saul's failure to follow God's command, as conveyed through Samuel, and the subsequent shift in divine favor.<p><b>Saul grabbed</b><br />The act of grabbing is significant in the Hebrew context, where physical actions often carry symbolic weight. The Hebrew word "chazaq" implies a forceful or desperate action. Saul's grabbing of Samuel's robe can be seen as a desperate attempt to hold onto his authority and favor with God. This action reflects Saul's internal turmoil and recognition of the impending loss of his kingdom. It serves as a physical manifestation of his spiritual and political desperation.<p><b>the hem of his robe</b><br />The "hem" or "edge" of a garment, in Hebrew "kanaph," often held symbolic meaning in ancient Near Eastern cultures. It could represent authority or status. In the context of a prophet's robe, it might symbolize the authority and presence of God. Saul's act of tearing the hem signifies a rupture in his relationship with God and the loss of divine authority. This imagery is powerful, as it visually represents the tearing away of Saul's kingdom, as later confirmed by Samuel's prophetic words.<p><b>and it tore</b><br />The tearing of the robe is a prophetic act, symbolizing the tearing away of the kingdom from Saul. The Hebrew word "qara" is used here, which can mean to rend or split. This act is not just a physical accident but a divinely orchestrated sign. In the biblical narrative, such symbolic actions often accompany prophetic declarations. The tearing of the robe foreshadows the end of Saul's reign and the rise of David as the new king chosen by God. It serves as a tangible confirmation of God's judgment and the irreversible nature of Saul's disobedience.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">He laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle.</span>--The king's passionate action indicates a restless, unquiet mind. Not content with intreating words, Saul, perhaps even with some violence, lays hold of the old man as he turns away, to detain him. What Saul laid hold of and tore was not the "mantle" (Authorised Version), but the hem, or outer border, of the "meil," the ordinary tunic which the upper classes in Israel were then in the habit of wearing. The Dean of Canterbury, in a careful Note in the <span class= "ital">Pulpit Commentary, </span>shows that the "mantle," which would be the accurate rendering of the Hebrew <span class= "ital">addereth, </span>the distinctive dress of the Hebrew prophets, was certainly not used in the days of Samuel, the great founder of the prophetic order. Special dresses came into use only gradually, and Elijah is the first person described as being thus clad. Long before his time the school of the prophets had grown into a national institution, and a loose wrapper of coarse cloth, made of camel's-hair, fastened round the body at the waist by a leathern girdle, had become the <span class= "ital">distinctive </span>prophetic dress, and continued to be until the arrival of Israel's last prophet, John the Baptist (<a href="/mark/1-6.htm" title="And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;">Mark 1:6</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As Samuel</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסֹּ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·sōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to go,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָלֶ֑כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·le·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul grabbed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·ḥă·zêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּכְנַף־</span> <span class="translit">(biḵ·nap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his robe,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעִיל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘î·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4598.htm">Strong's 4598: </a> </span><span class="str2">A robe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it tore.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקָּרַֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rend</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:27 As Samuel turned about to go away (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>