The same term appears in the most ancient of the Scriptures where, in referring to the days of Noah, it says: “Jehovah felt regrets that he had made men in the earth, and he felt hurt at his heart.
اگر خدا از پیش عمل شاؤل را می‌دانست ،‏ بنابراین گفتن چنین عبارتی از جانب وی بی‌معنی بود .‏