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1 Samuel 15:5

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And Saul came to the city of the Amalekites, and set an ambush in the valley.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And Saul came as far as the city of Amalek,—and stirred up strife in the ravine.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and set watch at the riuer.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and laid waite in the valley.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And Saul came to a city of the Amalekites, and issued a directive in the valley.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And Saul came to the cities of Amalek{gr.Amalec}, and laid wait in the valley.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Shaul came to a city of Amaleq, and laid wait in the valley.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And Šä´ûl שָׁאוּל 7586
{7586} Prime
שָׁאוּל
Sha'uwl
{shaw-ool'}
Passive participle of H7592; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.
came 935
{0935} Prime
בּוֹא
bow'
{bo}
A primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
to x5704
(5704) Complement
עַד
`ad
{ad}
Properly the same as H5703 (used as a preposition, adverb or conjugation; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with).
a city 5892
{5892} Prime
עִיר
`iyr
{eer}
From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post).
of `Ámälëk עֲמָלֵק, 6002
{6002} Prime
עֲמָלֵק
`Amaleq
{am-aw-lake'}
Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.
and laid wait 693
{0693} Prime
אָרַב
'arab
{aw-rab'}
A primitive root; to lurk.
y7378
[7378] Standard
רִיב
riyb
{reeb}
A primitive root; properly to toss, that is, grapple; mostly figuratively to wrangle, that is, hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
in the valley. 5158
{5158} Prime
נַחַל
nachal
{nakh'-al}
From H5157 in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

1 Samuel 15:5

_ _ Saul came to a city of Amalek — probably their capital.

_ _ laid wait in the valley — following the strategic policy of Joshua at Ai (Joshua 8:4).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Samuel 15:1-9.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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laid wait:
or, fought,
1 Samuel 15:5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
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