1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:16–18

16“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.”

“Tell me,” Saul replied.

17And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel 18and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’

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1 Samuel 15:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Stopהֶ֚רֶףhe·rep̄Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH7503 sink, relax
exclaimedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙šə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
Let me tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהwə·’ag·gî·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5046 be conspicuous
youלְּךָ֔lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidדִּבֶּ֧רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
to meאֵלַ֖י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
last nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהhal·lā·yə·lāhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
Tell meדַּבֵּֽר׃סdab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH1696 speak
Saul repliedוַיֹּאמְרוּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say

1 Samuel 15:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Althoughאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
smallקָטֹ֤ןqā·ṭōnAdjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant
in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbə·‘ê·ne·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye
have youאָ֑תָּה’āt·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
notהֲל֗וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
become the headרֹ֛אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יšiḇ·ṭêNoun - masculine plural constructH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧way·yim·šā·ḥă·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH4886 smear, anoint
you kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְlə·me·leḵPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

1 Samuel 15:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥way·yiš·lā·ḥă·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH7971 send
you on a missionבְּדָ֑רֶךְbə·ḏā·reḵPreposition-b; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Goלֵ֣ךְlêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and devote to destructionוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הwə·ha·ḥă·ram·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
the sinfulהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH2400 sinful
Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק‘ă·mā·lêqNoun - proper - masculine singularH6002 Amalek
Fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣wə·nil·ḥam·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH3898 fight, do battle
against themב֔וֹḇōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
untilעַ֥ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you have wiped them outכַּלּוֹתָ֖םkal·lō·w·ṯāmVerb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

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1 Samuel 15:17 1 Samuel 9:21 · 1 Samuel 10:22 · 1 Samuel 15:1–3 · 1 Samuel 10:1 · Judges 6:15 · Matthew 18:4 · Hosea 13:1

1 Samuel 15:18 Proverbs 10:29 · Job 31:3 · Genesis 13:13 · Genesis 15:16 · Numbers 16:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.