1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:6

⁶And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.”

So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
warned	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the Kenites	הַקֵּינִ֡י	haq·qê·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7017 Kenite
Since you	וְאַתָּ֞ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
showed	עָשִׂ֤יתָה	‘ā·śî·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
kindness	חֶ֙סֶד֙	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
to	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
when they came up	בַּעֲלוֹתָ֖ם	ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם	mim·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
go on	לְכוּ֩	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and get away	רְד֜וּ	rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִתּ֣וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the Amalekites	עֲמָלֵקִ֗י	‘ă·mā·lê·qî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6003 Amalekite
Otherwise	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
I will sweep you away	אֹֽסִפְךָ֙	’ō·sip̄·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
with them	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
So the Kenites	קֵינִ֖י	qê·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7017 Kenite
moved away	וַיָּ֥סַר	way·yā·sar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from	מִתּ֥וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the Amalekites	עֲמָלֵֽק׃	‘ă·mā·lêq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Judges 1:16 · Numbers 10:29–32 · Judges 4:11 · Exodus 18:19 · Numbers 24:21–22 · Judges 5:24 · 1 Samuel 27:10 · Exodus 18:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.