Tanach
Shmuel I 15:29-31 שמואל א ט״ו:כ״ט-ל״א
Part of: Chapter 15
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וְגַם נֵצַח יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יְשַׁקֵּר וְלֹא יִנָּחֵם כִּי לֹא אָדָם הוּא לְהִנָּחֵֽם׃
But, the Eternal One of Yisroel neither lies nor relents, for He is not a human that He should relent."
But, the Eternal One of Yisroel neither lies nor relents, for He is not a human that He should relent."
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי עַתָּה כַּבְּדֵנִי נָא נֶגֶד זִקְנֵֽי־עַמִּי וְנֶגֶד יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשׁוּב עִמִּי וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃
He said, "I have sinned. Please honor me now before the elders of my people and Yisroel; return with me, and I will prostrate myself to Adonoy, your God."
He said, "I have sinned. Please honor me now before the elders of my people and Yisroel; return with me, and I will prostrate myself to Adonoy, your God."
וַיָּשׇׁב שְׁמוּאֵל אַחֲרֵי שָׁאוּל וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ שָׁאוּל לַיהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
Shmuel returned after Shaul, and Shaul prostrated himself before Adonoy.
Shmuel returned after Shaul, and Shaul prostrated himself before Adonoy.
וגם נצח ישראל לא ישקר. ואם תאמר אשוב מעוני לפניו, לא יועיל עוד ליטול את המלוכה ממי שנתנה לו, כי הקב"ה שהוא נצחונו של ישראל, לא ישקר מליתן הטובה לזה שאמר ליתן:
But, the Eternal One of Yisroel neither lies. And if you will say, 'I will repent of my sin before Him,' it will no longer avail to take the kingship from the one to whom it was given, for the Holy One, Blessed is He, Who is the Eternal One of Yisroel, will not lie by not giving the good to whom He said to give it.