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But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. (KJV)

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וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand it took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 1

הָעָ֧םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 2

מֵהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.Lalfrom the plunder

Lemma: שָׁלָל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spoil

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7998; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 3

צֹ֥אןtzonsheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 4

וּבָקָ֖רu.va.Karand cattle

Lemma: בָּקָר (ba.qar) · Strong's: H1241

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cattle

Used 183 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1241; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 5

רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[the] choicest of

Lemma: רֵאשִׁית (re.shit) · Strong's: H7225H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: first: best

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 33:21, 1 Samuel 2:29, Jeremiah 49:35, Ezekiel 20:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7225H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 6

הַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remthe object[s] for destruction

Lemma: חֵ֫רֶם (che.rem) · Strong's: H2764A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: devoted thing

Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 27:21, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 18:14, Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2764A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 7

לִזְבֹּ֛חַliz.Bo.achto sacrifice [them]

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 8

לַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 9

אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 10

בַּגִּלְגָּֽל\׃ba.gil.Galin <the> Gilgal

Lemma: גִּלְגָּל (gil.gal) · Strong's: H1537G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Gilgal

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 4:19, Joshua 4:20, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1537G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:21 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The troops	→	עַם H5971A people
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and cattle	→	בָּקָר H1241 cattle
from the plunder	→	שָׁלָל H7998 spoil
the best of	→	רֵאשִׁית H7225H first: best
the things devoted to destruction	→	חֵ֫רֶם H2764A devoted thing
in order to sacrifice [them]	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
your God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
at Gilgal	→	גִּלְגָּל H1537G Gilgal

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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