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602 B
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11 lines
602 B
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## Has Yahweh as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? ##
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This question emphasizes that Yahweh's character always puts obedience in front of sacrifices after disobedience. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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## as in obeying the voice of Yahweh ##
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Here the phrase "the voice of Yahweh" is representing the authority of Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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## Obedience is better than sacrifice ##
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God wanted Saul's complete obedience in the destruction of the Amalekites. Nothing in the land was fit for sacrifice.
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