Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #132469

OSHB 1 Sam 15:9 מֵיטַב (mēyţaⱱ) Strongs=4315 Lemma=‘מֵיטָב’
contextual word gloss=‘the_best_of’ word gloss=‘best_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1079 TimeSeries=Reign_of_Saul

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Other uses (2) of identical word form מֵיטַב (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מֵיטַב’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘the_best_of’.

EXO 22:4 contextual word gloss=‘the_best_of’ word gloss=‘best_of’ OSHB EXO 22:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4  if/because he _will _cause _to _be _grazed _over anyone a _field or a _vineyard and_he _will _let _go DOM cattle _of_his and_it _will _graze in_the_field _of another_person the _best _of his _field _of_of and_the _best _of his _vineyard _of_of he _will _make _compensation. (EXO_22:4)

OET-RV: 4 If a thief is found in the possession of a stolen animal, be it a cow or a donkey or a sheep, then they must pay back another matching animal as well. (EXO 22:4)

1 SAM 15:15 contextual word gloss=‘the_best_of’ word gloss=‘best_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 15:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _said from_the_ˊAmālēqite[s] people_brought _them that it _had _compassion the_people on the _best _of the _sheep and_the_cattle so _as to _sacrifice_them to/for_YHWH god _of_your and_DOM the_rest we _totally _destroyed. (SA1_15:15)

OET-RV: 15 “Ah, the warriors took them from the Amalekites,” Sha’ul answered. “They wanted to save the best of the sheep and the cattle in order to sacrifice to your god Yahweh. But we completely destroyed the rest.” (SA1 15:15)