Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSaul 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. Young's Literal Translation and Saul hath pity—also the people—on Agag, and on the best of the flock, and of the herd, and of the seconds, and on the lambs, and on all that [is] good, and have not been willing to devote them; and all the work, despised and wasted—it they devoted. King James Bible But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all [that was] good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing [that was] vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. Hebrew Saulשָׁא֨וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and his troops וְהָעָ֜ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock spared וַיַּחְמֹל֩ (way·yaḥ·mōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2550: To commiserate, to spare Agag, אֲגָ֗ג (’ă·ḡāḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 90: Agag -- king of Amalek along with וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the best מֵיטַ֣ב (mê·ṭaḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4315: The best part of the sheep הַצֹּאן֩ (haṣ·ṣōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock and cattle, וְהַבָּקָ֨ר (wə·hab·bā·qār) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd the fat calves וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤ים (wə·ham·miš·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4932: A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against lambs, הַכָּרִים֙ (hak·kā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3733: A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the best הַטּ֔וֹב (haṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good of everything else. כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every They were unwilling אָב֖וּ (’ā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent to destroy them, הַחֲרִימָ֑ם (ha·ḥă·rî·mām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose but they utterly destroyed הֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ (he·ḥĕ·rî·mū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every that was despised נְמִבְזָ֥ה (nə·miḇ·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 959: To disesteem and worthless. וְנָמֵ֖ס (wə·nā·mês) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4549: To liquefy, to waste, to faint |
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