1 Samuel 15:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Saulשָׁא֖וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
cameוַיָּבֹ֥א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the cityעִ֣יר
(ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק
(a·ma·lek;)
6002: a desc. of Esau, also his posterityfrom amal
and set an ambush 
 
693: to lie in waita prim. root
in the valley.בַּנָּֽחַל׃
(ban·na·chal.)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to a city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a 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.
of Amalek
`Amaleq  (am-aw-lake')
Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country -- Amalek.
and laid wait
riyb  (reeb)
to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
in the valley
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a 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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.

International Standard Version
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

NET Bible
Saul proceeded to the city of Amalek, where he set an ambush in the wadi.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

King James 2000 Bible
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
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