1 Samuel 15:29 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.'

1 Samuel 15:30 And he saith, `I have sinned; now, honour me, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn back with me; and I have bowed myself to Jehovah thy God.'

1 Samuel 15:31 And Samuel turneth back after Saul, and Saul boweth himself to Jehovah;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pre-eminence", "israel", "doth", "repent", and "penitent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pre-eminence" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And Samuel saith unto him Jehovah hath..." into verse 30's "And he saith I have sinned now...", so "pre-eminence" and "israel" 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 "pre-eminence" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.