King James Version

1 Samuel 15:7

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.

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וַיַּ֥ךְvayakhand 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.שָׁא֖וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.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.מֵֽחֲוִילָה֙mechavilahfrom Havilahחֲוִילָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Havilah”H2341Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two menHavilah.בּוֹאֲךָ֣boakhato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to 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,…שׁ֔וּרshurShurשׁוּרnoun, proper name — “Shur”H7793Shur, a region of the DesertShur.אֲשֶׁ֖רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵ֥יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מִצְרָֽיִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is before Egypt.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Saul smiteth Amalek from Havilah — thy going in to Shur, which [is] on the front of Egypt,

World English Bible

Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is before Egypt.

Darby Translation

And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt.

Douay-Rheims

And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Saul smote Amalec from Evilat to Sur fronting Egypt.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπάταξε Σαοὺλ τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ ἀπὸ Εὐειλὰτ ἕως Σοὺρ ἐπὶ προσώπου Αἰγύπτου.