- *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
- *hakkārîm*
- definite article + noun, masculine plural - the lambs
- *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