1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:32

³²Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.”

Agag came to him cheerfully,^c for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”^d

Footnotes

c 15:32 Or cautiously or in chains; see DSS and LXX.
d 15:32 Or “Surely this is the bitterness of death.” See DSS and LXX.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Bring	הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ	hag·gî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Agag	אֲגַג֙	’ă·ḡaḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H90 Agag
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of the Amalekites	עֲמָלֵ֔ק	‘ă·mā·lêq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
Agag	אֲגַ֖ג	’ă·ḡaḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H90 Agag
came	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
cheerfully	מַעֲדַנֹּ֑ת	ma·‘ă·ḏan·nōṯ	Adverb	H4575 bond, group
for he	אֲגָ֔ג	’ă·ḡāḡ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H90 Agag
thought	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Surely	אָכֵ֖ן	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
the bitterness	מַר־	mar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4751 bitter, bitterness
of death	הַמָּֽוֶת׃ס	ham·mā·weṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
is past	סָ֥ר	sār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside

Cross-references

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.