1 Samuel 15:5
Strong's Lexicon
Saul
שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired' 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah

came
וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even

the city
עִ֣יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town

of Amalek
עֲמָלֵ֑ק (‘ă·mā·lêq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6002: Amalek = 'dweller in a valley' 1) son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a tribe of people in southern Canaan 2) descendants of Amalek

and lay in wait
וַיָּ֖רֶב (way·yā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7378: 1) to strive, contend 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strive 1a1a) physically 1a1b) with words 1a2) to conduct a case or suit (legal), sue 1a3) to make complaint 1a4) to quarrel 1b) (Hiphil) to contend against

in the valley.
בַּנָּֽחַל׃ (ban·nā·ḥal)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5158: 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) 2) palm-tree 2a) meaning dubious

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.

New American Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

King James Bible
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.

New Living Translation
Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley.

English Standard Version
And Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.

New American Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

King James Bible
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.

International Standard Version
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

NET Bible
Saul proceeded to the city of Amalek, where he set an ambush in the wadi.

American Standard Version
And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

English Revised Version
And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;
















Cross References
1 Samuel 15:4
And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

1 Samuel 15:6
And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 15:3
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.

1 Samuel 15:2
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:8
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
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