Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction. Young's Literal Translation And Saul saith unto Samuel, ‘Because—I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and I go in the way which Jehovah hath sent me, and bring in Agag king of Amalek, and Amalek I have devoted; King James Bible 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. Hebrew “But I did obeyשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ (šā·ma‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the LORD,” יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Saul שָׁא֜וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites replied. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I went וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (wā·’ê·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk on the mission בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel gave me. שְׁלָחַ֣נִי (šə·lā·ḥa·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out I brought back וָאָבִ֗יא (wā·’ā·ḇî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Agag אֲגַג֙ (’ă·ḡaḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 90: Agag -- king of Amalek king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Amalek עֲמָלֵ֔ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity and utterly destroyed הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי׃ (he·ḥĕ·ram·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose the Amalekites. עֲמָלֵ֖ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity |