OET interlinear 1SA 15:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יַּחְמֹל֩ & עַל־אֲגָ֗ג וְ⁠עַל־מֵיטַ֣ב & וְ⁠עַל־הַ⁠כָּרִים֙ וְ⁠עַל־כָּל־הַ⁠טּ֔וֹב

and,spared & on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Agag and,to best_of & and,of the,lambs and,to all/each/any/every the,good

See how you translated the expression “have compassion on” in [15:3](../15/03.md). Alternate translation: [spared Agag and the best of … and the lambs … and all of the good]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠מִּשְׁנִ֤ים

and,the,fatlings

This could mean: (1) second-born animals, which people in this culture considered to be superior. Alternate translation: [and the second-born animals] or [and the superior animals] (2) fattened animals. Alternate translation: [and the fatlings]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠כָּרִים֙ וְ⁠עַל

the,lambs and,to

The term translated as lambs here refers specifically to lambs that have grazed in pastures and whose meat would therefore be particularly flavorful. Your language may have an expression that you could use in your translation to convey this meaning. Alternate translation: [and on the free-range lambs] or [and on the pasture-fed lambs]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

(Occurrence 2) וְ⁠עַל & כָּל־הַ⁠טּ֔וֹב

and,of & all/each/any/every the,good

The author is using the adjective good as a noun to mean a certain kind of thing. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [and on everything else that was good]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥ה וְ⁠נָמֵ֖ס

and=all the,things despised and,worthless

In this context, the term property refers to animals that people domesticate and raise. Alternate translation: [But all of the despised and weakened livestock]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥ה וְ⁠נָמֵ֖ס

and=all the,things despised and,worthless

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form. Alternate translation: [But all of the livestock that people despised and that was weak]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וְ⁠כָל־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָ֛ה נְמִבְזָ֥ה וְ⁠נָמֵ֖ס

and=all the,things despised and,worthless

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word weakened tells why this property was despised. Alternate translation: [But all of the despicably weak livestock] or [But all of the livestock that people despised because it was weak]