1 Samuel 12:15

But if you will not listen to Yahweh’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then Yahweh’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

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WEBBE

But if you will not listen to the LORD’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the LORD’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

BSB

But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.

KJV

But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.

ASV

but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as it was against your fathers.

BBE

But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and against your king for your destruction, as it was against your fathers.

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וְאִם־ ve·'im- and if H518 לֹא lo' not H3808 תִשְׁמְעוּ tish·me·'u you will listen H8085 בְּקוֹל be·kol to [the] voice of H6963 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וּמְרִיתֶם u·me·ri·tem and you will rebel against H4784 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 פִּי pi [the] mouth of H6310 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְהָיְתָה ve·ha·ye·tah and it will be H1961 יַד־ yad- [the] hand of H3027 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 בָּכֶם ba·khem on you H9036 וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם u·va·'a·vo·tei·khem and on ancestors your H1

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–15

The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who follow God faithfully, he will enable to continue following him. Disobedience would certainly be the ruin of Israel. We mistake if we think that we can escape God's justice, by trying to shake off his dominion. If we resolve that God shall not rule us, yet he will judge us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.