Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe Kenites,הַקֵּינִי“Go,לְכוּturn aside,סֻּרוּgo downרְדוּfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe Amalekites,עֲמָלֵקִיlestפֶּןI remove youאֹסִפְךָwith them;עִמּוֹfor youוְאַתָּהshowedעָשִׂיתָהloyal loveחֶסֶדtoעִםallכָּלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhen they came upבַּעֲלוֹתָםfrom Egypt.”מִמִּצְרָיִםSo the Kenitesוַ קֵינִיturned asideיָּסַרfrom amongמִתּוֹךְAmalek.עֲמָלֵק
1 Samuel 15:6
Study it in the app“Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, turn aside, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I remove you with them; for you showed loyal love to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites turned aside from among Amalek.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 15:6, word by word
- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the Kenitesקֵּינִיkeni
Kenite
Kenite(s): a people of southern Canaan; Moses' father-in-law belonged to them.
Where else “keni” appears- “Goלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- turn asideסֻּרוּsuru
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “suru” appears- go downרְדוּredu
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “redu” appears- from amongתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִיamaleki
Amalekite
Amalekite(s): a nomadic people of southern Canaan, enemies of Israel from the exodus onward.
Where else “amaleki” appears- I remove youאֹסִפְosif
withdraw
To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.
Where else “osif” appears- showedעָשִׂיתָהasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- when they came upעֲלוֹתָalota
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alota” appears- from Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- Amalekעֲמָלֵקamalek
Amalek
Amalek, a grandson of Esau. The Amalekites, who became enemies of Israel, descend from him; the name also stands for that people.
Where else “amalek” appears
Translation note
The Kenites were relatives of the family of Moses’ wife (Judges 1:16).
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
5Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in ambush in the wadi.
6 · This verse (above)
7Saul struck Amalek from Havilah as you come to Shur, which is opposite Egypt.