| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 15:9:1 ⧉וַיַּחְמֹל֩vayakhmolspared 1 Samuel 15:9:2 ⧉שָׁא֨וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 15:9:3 ⧉וְהָעָ֜םvehaamand the people 1 Samuel 15:9:4 ⧉עַל־אֲגָ֗גalagagover Agag 1 Samuel 15:9:5 ⧉וְעַל־מֵיטַ֣בvealmeitavand over the best of 1 Samuel 15:9:6 ⧉הַצֹּאן֩hatsonthe flock 1 Samuel 15:9:7 ⧉וְהַבָּקָ֨רvehabakarand the cattle 1 Samuel 15:9:8 ⧉וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםvehamishneemand the second ones 1 Samuel 15:9:9 ⧉וְעַל־הַכָּרִים֙vealhakarimand over the rams 1 Samuel 15:9:10 ⧉וְעַל־כָּל־הַטּ֔וֹבvealkolhatovand over all the good 1 Samuel 15:9:11 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 1 Samuel 15:9:12 ⧉אָב֖וּavuwere willing 1 Samuel 15:9:13 ⧉הַחֲרִימָ֑םhakharimamto devote them to destruction 1 Samuel 15:9:14 ⧉וְכָל־הַמְּלָאכָ֛הvekholhamelakhaand all the work 1 Samuel 15:9:15 ⧉נְמִבְזָ֥הnemivzadespised 1 Samuel 15:9:16 ⧉וְנָמֵ֖סvenamesand worthless 1 Samuel 15:9:17 ⧉אֹתָ֥הּotahit 1 Samuel 15:9:18 ⧉הֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃פhekherimudevoted to destruction |
| 9. Formal Translation Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the cattle, the choice animals, the lambs, and all that was good; they were unwilling to devote them to utter destruction, but they utterly destroyed all the property that was despised. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Saul and his men spared Agag and the finest sheep, cattle, fattened animals, lambs, and everything of value. They refused to devote these to destruction, but everything that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction. |