{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.15.9",
"source": "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",
"text": "And *wayyaḥmōl* *šāʾûl* and the *wəhāʿām* upon *ʿal*-*ʾăḡāḡ* and upon *wəʿal*-best of *mêṭaḇ* the flock *haṣṣōʾn* and the cattle *wəhabbāqār* and the fat ones *wəhammisnîm* and upon *wəʿal*-the lambs *hakkārîm* and upon *wəʿal*-all-the *kol*-*haṭṭôḇ*, and not *wəlōʾ* they were willing *ʾāḇû* to destroy them *haḥărîmām*; and all *wəḵol*-the *hamməlʾāḵâ* despised *nəmiḇzâ* and worthless *wənāmēs* *ʾōṯāh* they destroyed *heḥĕrîmû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaḥmōl*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spared/had compassion",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*wəhāʿām*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the people",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/concerning",
"*ʾăḡāḡ*": "proper noun - Agag",
"*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon",
"*mêṭaḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - best of",
"*haṣṣōʾn*": "definite article + noun, common singular - the flock/sheep",
"*wəhabbāqār*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the cattle",
"*wəhammisnîm*": "conjunction + definite article + adjective, masculine plural - and the fat ones/second-born",
"*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon",
"*hakkārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the lambs",
"*wəʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and upon",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of",
"*haṭṭôḇ*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the good",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*ʾāḇû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were willing/consented",
"*haḥărîmām*": "Hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to destroy them",
"*wəḵol*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all of",
"*hamməlʾāḵâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the work/property/livestock",
"*nəmiḇzâ*": "Niphal participle, feminine singular - despised/contemptible",
"*wənāmēs*": "conjunction + Niphal participle, masculine singular - and worthless/melted/rejected",
"*ʾōṯāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it",
"*heḥĕrîmû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they devoted to destruction/utterly destroyed"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaḥmōl*": "and he spared/had compassion on/pitied",
"*mêṭaḇ*": "best of/choicest of",
"*wəhammisnîm*": "and the fat ones/the second-born/the fatlings",
"*hakkārîm*": "the lambs/the best animals",
"*ʾāḇû*": "they were willing/consented/wanted",
"*hamməlʾāḵâ*": "the work/property/livestock/possessions",
"*nəmiḇzâ*": "despised/contemptible/worthless",
"*wənāmēs*": "and worthless/rejected/melted/feeble"
}
}