| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 15:3:1 ⧉עַתָּה֩atahnow 1 Samuel 15:3:2 ⧉לֵ֨ךְlekhgo 1 Samuel 15:3:3 ⧉וְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הvehikitahand strike 1 Samuel 15:3:4 ⧉אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֗קetamalekAmalek 1 Samuel 15:3:5 ⧉וְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙vehakharamtemand devote to destruction 1 Samuel 15:3:6 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹetkolasherloall that belongs to him 1 Samuel 15:3:7 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand do not 1 Samuel 15:3:8 ⧉תַחְמֹ֖לtakhmolspare 1 Samuel 15:3:9 ⧉עָלָ֑יוalavupon him 1 Samuel 15:3:10 ⧉וְהֵמַתָּ֞הvehemataand put to death 1 Samuel 15:3:11 ⧉מֵאִ֣ישׁmeishfrom a man 1 Samuel 15:3:12 ⧉עַד־אִשָּׁ֗הadishato a woman 1 Samuel 15:3:13 ⧉מֵֽעֹלֵל֙meolelfrom a child 1 Samuel 15:3:14 ⧉וְעַד־יוֹנֵ֔קveadyonekand to an infant 1 Samuel 15:3:15 ⧉מִשּׁ֣וֹרmishorfrom an ox 1 Samuel 15:3:16 ⧉וְעַד־שֶׂ֔הveadseand to a sheep 1 Samuel 15:3:17 ⧉מִגָּמָ֖לmigamalfrom a camel 1 Samuel 15:3:18 ⧉וְעַד־חֲמֽוֹר׃סveadkhamorand to a donkey |
| 3. Formal Translation Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that belongs to him and do not spare him; put to death from man to woman, from infant to nursing child, from ox to sheep, from camel to donkey. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Now go and attack the Amalekites, completely destroy everything they have, and do not show any compassion to them; kill men and women, infants and nursing children, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys. |