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1 Samuel 15:20

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

KJV

Et ait Saul ad Samuelem : Immo audivi vocem Domini, et ambulavi in via per quam misit me Dominus, et adduxi Agag regem Amalec, et Amalec interfeci.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Σαοὺλ πρὸς Σαμουήλ Διὰ τὸ ἀκοῦσαί με τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ λαοῦ· καὶ ἐπορεύθην τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἀπέστειλέν με Κύριος, καὶ ἤγαγον τὸν Ἀγὰγ βασιλέα Ἀμαλήκ, καὶ τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ ἐξωλέθρευσα.

LXX

And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ בְּ/ק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה וָ/אֵלֵ֕ךְ בַּ/דֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחַ֣/נִי יְהוָ֑ה וָ/אָבִ֗יא אֶת אֲגַג֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמָלֵ֔ק וְ/אֶת עֲמָלֵ֖ק הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲגַג֙
'gg
proper_noun · 8×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 52×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עֲמָלֵ֑ק
'mlq
proper_noun · 39×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
shmv'l
proper_noun · 140×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 15:13 — And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
  • 2Sam 12:13 — And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
  • Matt 19:20 — The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
  • Matt 25:44 — Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
  • Rom 10:3 — For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.