King James Version

1 Samuel 14:48

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…חַ֔יִלchayilarmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).וַיַּ֖ךְvayakhand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֲמָלֵ֑קamaleqAmalekעֲמָלֵקnoun, proper name — “Amalek”H6002Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their countryAmalek.וַיַּצֵּ֥לvayatseland defendנָצַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and defend”, the next action in the storyH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.מִיַּ֥דmiyadfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […שֹׁסֵֽהוּshosehvdestroyerשָׁסָהverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroyer”, a verb used as a describing wordH8154to plunderdestroyer, rob, spoil(-er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

World English Bible

He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.

Darby Translation

And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.

Douay-Rheims

And gathering together an army, he defeated Amalec, and delivered Israel from the hand of them that spoiled them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he wrought valiantly, and smote Amalec, and rescued Israel out of the hand of them that trampled on him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησε δύναμιν, καὶ ἐπάταξε τὸν ʼΑμαλήκ· καὶ ἐξείλετο τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν καταπατούντων αὐτόν.