1 Samuel 15:18 Go deeper

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And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥vai.yish.la.cha.Khaand he sent you

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 1

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 2

בְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhon a journey

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: journey

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 3

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 4

לֵ֣ךְlekhgo

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 5

וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.Tahand you will totally destroy

Lemma: חָרַם (cha.ram) · Strong's: H2763A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)

Meaning: to devote/destroy

Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 22:20, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 21:2, Numbers 21:3, Deuteronomy 2:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2763A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 6

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 7

הַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'Imthe sinners

Lemma: חַטָּא (chat.ta) · Strong's: H2400

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: sinner

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 13:13, Numbers 16:38, Numbers 32:14, 1 Kings 1:21, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 1:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2400; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 8

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 9

עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalek

Lemma: עֲמָלֵק (a.ma.leq) · Strong's: H6002G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Amalek

Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:11, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6002G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 10

וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.Taand you will wage war

Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNq2ms)

Meaning: to fight

Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 11

עַ֥ד'aduntil

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 12

כַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.Tamdestroy they

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to end: destroy

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 41:30, Exodus 32:10, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 13

אֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> them

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:18 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and sent	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
. . .	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
you on a mission	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
and devote to destruction	→	חָרַם H2763A to devote/destroy
the sinful	→	חַטָּא H2400 sinner
Amalekites	→	עֲמָלֵק H6002G Amalek
Fight	→	לָחַם H3898A to fight
against them	→
until	→	עַד H5704 till
you have wiped them out	→	כָּלָה H3615H to end: destroy

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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