1 Samuel 15:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He took Agag, king of the Amalekites, prisoner, and put all the people to the sword without mercy.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
World English Bible (WEB)
He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;
| And he took | וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ | wayyitpōś | va-yeet-POSE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| Agag | אֲגַ֥ג | ʾăgag | uh-ɡAHɡ |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ | melek | MEH-lek |
| of the Amalekites | עֲמָלֵ֖ק | ʿămālēq | uh-ma-LAKE |
| alive, | חָ֑י | ḥāy | hai |
| and utterly destroyed | וְאֶת | wĕʾet | veh-ET |
| all | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| the people | הָעָ֖ם | hāʿām | ha-AM |
| with the edge | הֶֽחֱרִ֥ים | heḥĕrîm | heh-hay-REEM |
| of the sword. | לְפִי | lĕpî | leh-FEE |
| חָֽרֶב׃ | ḥāreb | HA-rev |