1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:20–21

²⁰“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction. ²¹The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”

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1 Samuel 15:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I did obey	שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Saul	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I went	וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ	wā·’ê·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
on the mission	בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
gave me	שְׁלָחַ֣נִי	šə·lā·ḥa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
I brought back	וָאָבִ֗יא	wā·’ā·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Agag	אֲגַג֙	’ă·ḡaḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H90 Agag
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Amalek	עֲמָלֵ֔ק	‘ă·mā·lêq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
and devoted	הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃	he·ḥĕ·ram·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
the Amalekites	עֲמָלֵ֖ק	‘ă·mā·lêq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek

1 Samuel 15:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The troops	הָעָ֧ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
sheep	צֹ֥אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cattle	וּבָקָ֖ר	ū·ḇā·qār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
from the plunder	מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛ל	mê·haš·šā·lāl	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
the best of	רֵאשִׁ֣ית	rê·šîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7225 beginning, chief
the things devoted to destruction	הַחֵ֑רֶם	ha·ḥê·rem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2764 devoted thing
in order to sacrifice	לִזְבֹּ֛חַ	liz·bō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
at Gilgal	בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃	bag·gil·gāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal

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1 Samuel 15:20 1 Samuel 15:13 · Romans 10:3 · Matthew 19:20

1 Samuel 15:21 1 Samuel 15:15 · Exodus 32:22–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.