Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 15:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 15:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive all the people and utterly destroyed with the edge of the sword”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ | H8610 | And he took | to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably |
| 2 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 3 | אֲגַ֥ג | H90 | Agag | agag, a title of amalekitish kings |
| 4 | מֶֽלֶךְ | H4428 | the king | a king |
| 5 | עֲמָלֵ֖ק | H6002 | of the Amalekites | amalek, a descendant of esau; also his posterity and their country |
| 6 | חָ֑י | H2416 | alive | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 7 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 9 | הָעָ֖ם | H5971 | all the people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 10 | הֶֽחֱרִ֥ים | H2763 | and utterly destroyed | to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose |
| 11 | לְפִי | H6310 | with the edge | the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos |
| 12 | חָֽרֶב׃ | H2719 | of the sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
1 Samuel 15:7smote And Saul the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest...
1 Samuel 15:8 (current)And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive all the people and utterly destroyed with the edge of the sword
1 Samuel 15:9spared But Saul and the people Agag ...