1st Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Whether the Lord will or desireth burnt sacrifices, either slain sacrifices, and not more, rather, that men obey to the voice of the Lord? Forsooth obedience to him is better than sacrifices, and to take heed to his word is more than to offer the inner fatness of rams;Ko e veesi ni 'i he māmani mo'oni
'Anefē
'I he ngaahi lea fē
- חֵפֶץchêphetspleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a
- קָשַׁבqâshabto prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- חֶלֶבchelebfat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
- שְׁמוּאֵלShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three Israelites
- זֶבַחzebachproperly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victi
- אַיִלʼayilproperly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram
- עֹלָהʻôlâha step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
- קוֹלqôwla voice or sound
+lea 'e 4 kehe 'i he veesi ni
Ko e ngaahi lea faka-Hepelū mo e faka-Kalisi 'oku tu'u 'i he tu'a 'o e veesi ni. 'E ha'u 'a e fakahoa lea-ki-he-lea mo e liliu lea-ki-he-lea.
Ngaahi fetuʻutaki veesi
Hos 6:6, Psa 51:16–17, Pro 21:3, Amo 5:21–24, Mrk 12:33, Mat 9:13, Mic 6:6–8, Jer 7:22–23