1 Samuel

1 Samuel 15:8–9

8He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.

9Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calvesb and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.

Footnotes

  • b 15:9 Or the grown bulls

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1 Samuel 15:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He capturedוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂway·yiṯ·pōśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8610 lay hold of, wield
Agagאֲגַ֥ג’ă·ḡaḡNoun - proper - masculine singularH90 Agag
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק‘ă·mā·lêqNoun - proper - masculine singularH6002 Amalek
aliveחָ֑יḥāyAdjective - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
but devotedהֶחֱרִ֥יםhe·ḥĕ·rîmVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the othersהָעָ֖םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
with the swordחָֽרֶב׃ḥā·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword

1 Samuel 15:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Saulשָׁא֨וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
and his troopsוְהָעָ֜םwə·hā·‘āmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
sparedוַיַּחְמֹל֩way·yaḥ·mōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2550 spare
Agagאֲגָ֗ג’ă·ḡāḡNoun - proper - masculine singularH90 Agag
along withוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
the bestמֵיטַ֣בmê·ṭaḇNoun - masculine singular constructH4315 the best
of the sheepהַצֹּאן֩haṣ·ṣōnArticle; Noun - common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and cattleוְהַבָּקָ֨רwə·hab·bā·qārConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1241 cattle, herd, ox
the fat calvesוְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםwə·ham·miš·nîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH4932 double, copy, second
andוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
lambsהַכָּרִים֙hak·kā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3733 basket-saddle
andוְעַל־wə·‘al-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
the bestהַטּ֔וֹבhaṭ·ṭō·wḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
of everything elseכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
They were unwillingאָב֖וּ’ā·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH14 be willing, consent
to devote them to destructionהַחֲרִימָ֑םha·ḥă·rî·māmVerb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
but they devoted to destructionהֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃פhe·ḥĕ·rî·mūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
that was despisedנְמִבְזָ֥הnə·miḇ·zāhNoun - feminine singularH5240 despised
and worthlessוְנָמֵ֖סwə·nā·mêsConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH4549 dissolve, melt

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1 Samuel 15:8 1 Samuel 30:1 · Numbers 24:7 · Esther 3:1

1 Samuel 15:9 1 Samuel 15:15 · 1 Samuel 15:3 · 1 Samuel 15:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.