Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2550 [e] וַיַּחְמֹל֩ way-yaḥ-mōl But spared Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586 [e] שָׁא֨וּל šā-’ūl Saul N-proper-ms 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred">5971 [e] וְהָעָ֜ם wə-hā-‘ām and the people Conj-w, Art | N-ms 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- on Prep 1) king of Amalek, spared by Saul but slain by Samuel">90 [e] אֲגָ֗ג ’ă-ḡāḡ, Agag N-proper-ms 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] וְעַל־ wə-‘al- and Conj-w | Prep 1a) as superlative">4315 [e] מֵיטַ֣ב mê-ṭaḇ the best N-msc 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor)">6629 [e] הַצֹּאן֩ haṣ-ṣōn of the sheep Art | N-cs 1a) cattle (generic pl. but sing. in form-coll) 1b) herd (particular one) 1c) head of cattle (individually)">1241 [e] וְהַבָּקָ֨ר wə-hab-bā-qār and the oxen Conj-w, Art | N-ms 1a) double 1b) copy (of law) 1c) second (in order) 1c1) second rank 1c2) second in age 1d) second quarter or district">4932 [e] וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤ים wə-ham-miš-nîm and the fatlings Conj-w, Art | N-mp 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] וְעַל־ wə-‘al- and Conj-w | Prep 1a) an enclosed riding space erected on a camel's saddle 2) pasture, meadow 3) ram, lamb, he-lamb 4) battering-ram">3733 [e] הַכָּרִים֙ hak-kā-rîm the lambs Art | N-mp 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] וְעַל־ wə-‘al- and Conj-w | Prep 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty">2896 [e] הַטּ֔וֹב haṭ-ṭō-wḇ, [that was] good Art | N-ms 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] וְלֹ֥א wə-lō and not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be willing 1a2) to consent, yield to, accept 1a3) to desire">14 [e] אָב֖וּ ’ā-ḇū were willing V-Qal-Perf-3cp 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to prohibit (for common use), ban 1a2) to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction 1a3) to exterminate, completely destroy 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction 1b2) to be devoted, be forfeited 1b3) to be completely destroyed 2) to split, slit, mutilate (a part of the body) 2a) (Qal) to mutilate 2b) (Hiphil) to divide">2763 [e] הַחֲרִימָ֑ם ha-ḥă-rî-mām; to utterly destroy them V-Hifil-Inf | 3mp 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] וְכָל־ wə-ḵāl but Conj-w | N-msc 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious">4399 [e] הַמְּלָאכָ֛ה ham-mə-lā-ḵāh everything Art | N-fs 1a) (Qal) to despise, regard with contempt 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be despised 1b2) to be despicable 1b3) to be vile, worthless 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to despise">959 [e] נְמִבְזָ֥ה nə-miḇ-zāh despised N-fs 1a) (Qal) to waste away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to melt, vanish, drop off, melt away 1b2) to faint, grow fearful (fig.) 1b3) wasted, worthless (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to melt">4549 [e] וְנָמֵ֖ס wə-nā-mês and worthless Conj-w | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms 853 [e] אֹתָ֥הּ ’ō-ṯāh - DirObjM | 3fs 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to prohibit (for common use), ban 1a2) to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction 1a3) to exterminate, completely destroy 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction 1b2) to be devoted, be forfeited 1b3) to be completely destroyed 2) to split, slit, mutilate (a part of the body) 2a) (Qal) to mutilate 2b) (Hiphil) to divide">2763 [e] הֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ he-ḥĕ-rî-mū. that they utterly destroyed V-Hifil-Perf-3cp   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were not willing to destroy them utterly; but everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul and the troops spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, cattle, and choice animals, as well as the young rams and the best of everything else. They were not willing to destroy them, but they did destroy all the worthless and unwanted things.

the best

1 Samuel 15:3,15,19 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, …

Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two …

the fatlings. or, the second sort

2 Samuel 6:13 And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone …

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