King James Version

1 Samuel 15:5

And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

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וַיָּבֹ֥אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…שָׁא֖וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.עִ֣ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.עֲמָלֵ֑קamaleqAmalekעֲמָלֵקnoun, proper name — “Amalek”H6002Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their countryAmalek.וַיָּ֖רֶבvayarevand adversaryרִיבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and adversary”, the next action in the storyH7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defendadversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, [idiom] ever, [idiom] lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, [idiom] thoroughly.בַּנָּֽחַלbanachalin brookנַחַלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;

World English Bible

Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley.

Darby Translation

And Saul came to the city of the Amalekites, and set an ambush in the valley.

Douay-Rheims

And when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Saul came to the cities of Amalec, and laid wait in the valley.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦλθε Σαοὺλ ἕως τῶν πόλεων ʼΑμαλὴκ, καὶ ἐνήδρευσεν ἐν τῷ χειμάῤῥῳ.