1 Samuel 15:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 15:3 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 →
עַתָּה֩
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לֵ֨ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְהִכִּֽיתָ֜ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲמָלֵ֗ק
ʻĂmâlêq
H6002
Amalek
וְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙
châram
H2763
to ban
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ל֔וֹ
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַחְמֹ֖ל
châmal
H2550
to spare
עָלָ֑יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְהֵמַתָּ֞ה
mûwth
H4191
to die
מֵאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
אִשָּׁ֗ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מֵֽעֹלֵל֙
ʻôwlêl
H5768
child
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
יוֹנֵ֔ק
yânaq
H3243
to nurse
מִשּׁ֣וֹר
shôwr
H7794
ox
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
שֶׂ֔ה
seh
H7716
sheep
מִגָּמָ֖ל
gâmâl
H1581
camel
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
חֲמֽוֹר
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and don't spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now go and strike Amalek and devote all that to him, and do not have compassion on him, but kill from man to woman, from child and to infant, from ox and to sheep, from camel and to donkey.’”
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