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# Why did you not obey ... Yahweh?
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Samuel asks this question to rebuke Saul for disobeying Yahweh. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You should have obeyed ... Yahweh!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# the voice of Yahweh
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Here "voice" refers to the commands that Yahweh spoke. Alternate translation: "the things that Yahweh commanded" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# but instead you seized the booty
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Samuel is accusing Saul of direct disobedience. Yahweh commanded Saul to completely destroy everything belonging to the Amalekites, and not to bring anything back to camp.
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# the booty
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"the plunder" or "the possessions you took from the enemy"
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# what was evil in the sight of Yahweh
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Here "sight" refers to Yahweh's thoughts or opinion. Alternate translation: "what Yahweh considers to be evil" or "what is evil in Yahweh's judgement" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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