1 Samuel 15:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thusכֹּ֤ה
(koh)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַר֙
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hosts,צְבָאֹ֔ות
(tze·va·'o·vt,)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
I will punishפָּקַ֕דְתִּי
(pa·kad·ti)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק
(a·ma·lek)
6002: a desc. of Esau, also his posterityfrom amal
[for] whatאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he didעָשָׂ֥ה
(a·sah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
to Israel,לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(le·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
howאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he setשָׂ֥ם
(sam)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
himself against him on the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ
(bad·de·rech,)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
while he was comingבַּעֲלֹתֹ֖ו
(ba·'a·lo·tov)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up from Egypt.מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
(mim·mitz·ra·yim.)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
I remember
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
that which Amalek
`Amaleq  (am-aw-lake')
Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country -- Amalek.
did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
to Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
how he laid
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
wait for him in the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
when he came up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
from Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt.

King James Bible
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them along the way as they were coming out of Egypt.

International Standard Version
This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'I'll punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, when he set himself against Israel in the way, as they were going up from Egypt.

NET Bible
Here is what the LORD of hosts says: 'I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed Israel along the way when Israel came up from Egypt.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD of Armies says: I will punish Amalek for what they did to Israel. They blocked Israel's way after the Israelites came from Egypt.

King James 2000 Bible
Thus says the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
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