Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”1 Samuel 15:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת־אֲגַג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֵלָ֔יו אֲגַ֖ג מַעֲדַנֹּ֑ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲגָ֔ג אָכֵ֖ן סָ֥ר מַר־הַמָּֽוֶת׃ ס
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'El“Samuel”Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁמוּאֵל · “Samuel” · Strong's H8050G
- הַגִּ֤ישׁוּha.Gi.shu“bring near”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָגַשׁ · “bring” · Strong's H5066H
- אֵלַי֙'e.Lai“to me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֲגַג֙'a.Gag“Agag”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲגָג · “Agag” · Strong's H0090H
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.Lek“Amalek”Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲמָלֵק · “Amalek” · Strong's H6002G
- וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he came”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “come[nearer]” · Strong's H1980H
- אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֲגַ֖ג'a.Gag“Agag”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲגָג · “Agag” · Strong's H0090H
- מַעֲדַנֹּ֑תma.'a.da.Not“bonds”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַעֲדַנּוֹת · “bond” · Strong's H4575
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֲגָ֔ג'a.Gag“Agag”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲגָג · “Agag” · Strong's H0090H
- אָכֵ֖ן'a.Khen“truly”Particle, interjection · from אָכֵן · “surely” · Strong's H0403
- סָ֥רsar“it has departed”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “depart” · Strong's H5493H
- מַר־mar-“[the] bitterness of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
- הַמָּֽוֶת׃ סha.Ma.vet“<the> death”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
Places named in this verse
- Amalekites (Amalek)region · Identification: certain · Map of Amalek (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Amalek on OpenBible.info