1 Samuel 15:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שְׁלָחַ֣נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וָאָבִ֗יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲגַג֙
ʼĂgag
H90
Agag
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עֲמָלֵ֔ק
ʻĂmâlêq
H6002
Amalek
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עֲמָלֵ֖ק
ʻĂmâlêq
H6002
Amalek
הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי
châram
H2763
to ban
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul said to Samuel, Yes, I have obeyed the voice of Yahweh, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Saul said to Samuel that, “I have listened to the voice of Yahweh, and I have gone on the way that Yahweh sent me. And I have brought Agag, the king of Amalek, and I have devoted Amalek.
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