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Saul’s Disobedience

1 Samuel 15:5

In 11 translations

BSB
Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
KJV
And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.laid…: or, fought
WEB
Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley.
ASV
And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
LSV
And Saul comes to a city of Amalek, and lays wait in a valley;
YLT
And Saul cometh in unto a city of Amalek, and layeth wait in a valley;
DBY
And Saul came to the city of the Amalekites, and set an ambush in the valley.
DRC
And when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent.
GNV
And Saul came to a citie of Amalek, and set watch at the riuer.
JPS
And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.
LXXE
And Saul came to the cities of Amalec, and laid wait in the valley.Gr. brook.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּבֹ֥א שָׁא֖וּל עַד־עִ֣יר עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיָּ֖רֶב בַּנָּֽחַל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἦλθε Σαοὺλ ἕως τῶν πόλεων ʼΑμαλὴκ, καὶ ἐνήδρευσεν ἐν τῷ χειμάῤῥῳ.

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