# Saul took hold of the hem of his robe

Saul did this to try to stop Samuel from leaving. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: "Saul tried to stop him by grabbing the edge of Samuel's robe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# the hem of his robe

"the edge of his robe" or "the fringe of his robe"