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1 Samuel 15:9

Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.
1 Samuel 15:9
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּחְמֹל֩ שָׁא֨וּל וְהָעָ֜ם עַל־אֲגָ֗ג וְעַל־מֵיטַ֣ב הַצֹּאן֩ וְהַבָּקָ֨ר וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤ים וְעַל־הַכָּרִים֙ וְעַל־כָּל־הַטּ֔וֹב וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וּ הַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְכָל־הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥ה וְנָמֵ֖ס אֹתָ֥הּ הֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ פ

  1. וַיַּחְמֹל֩vai.yach.Mol“and he had compassion”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
  2. שָׁא֨וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  3. וְהָעָ֜םve.ha.'Am“and the people”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  4. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. אֲגָ֗ג'a.Gag“Agag”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲגָג · “Agag” · Strong's H0090H
  6. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. מֵיטַ֣בmei.Tav“[the] best of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֵיטָב · “best” · Strong's H4315
  8. הַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoN“the sheep”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צֹאן · “flock” · Strong's H6629G
  9. וְהַבָּקָ֨רve.ha.ba.Kar“and the cattle”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from בָּקָר · “cattle” · Strong's H1241
  10. וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםve.ha.mish.Nim“and the second”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִשְׁנֶה · “second” · Strong's H4932H
  11. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. הַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.Rim“the lambs”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כַּר · “ram” · Strong's H3733C
  13. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  14. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. הַטּ֔וֹבha.Tov“the good”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  16. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. אָב֖וּ'a.Vu“they were willing”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָבָה · “be willing” · Strong's H0014
  18. הַחֲרִימָ֑םha.cha.ri.Mam“to totally destroy them”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָרַם · “to devote; destroy” · Strong's H2763A
  19. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  20. הַמְּלָאכָ֛הha.me.la.Khah“the property”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  21. נְמִבְזָ֥הne.miv.Zah“despised”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from נְמִבְזֶה · “vile” · Strong's H5240
  22. וְנָמֵ֖סve.na.Mes“and worthless”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָסַס · “to melt” · Strong's H4549
  23. אֹתָ֥הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. הֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ פhe.che.Ri.mu“they totally destroyed”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָרַם · “to devote; destroy” · Strong's H2763A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)