1 Samuel 15:27 (YLT)

Passage

And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe--and it is rent!

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:25 and now, bear, I pray thee, with my sin, and turn back with me, and I bow myself to Jehovah.'

1 Samuel 15:26 And Samuel saith unto Saul, `I do not turn back with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth reject thee from being king over Israel.'

1 Samuel 15:27 And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe--and it is rent!

1 Samuel 15:28 And Samuel saith unto him, `Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou;

1 Samuel 15:29 and also, the Pre-eminence of Israel doth not lie nor repent, for He <FI>is<Fi> not a man to be penitent.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "turneth", "round", "layeth", "hold", "skirt", "upper", and "robe--and". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "turneth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "And Samuel saith unto Saul I do..." into verse 28's "And Samuel saith unto him Jehovah hath...", so "samuel" and "turneth" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "samuel" and "turneth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.