en_tn/1sa/15/08.md

translationWords

• en:tw:amalekite
• en:tw:cow
• en:tw:lamb
• en:tw:life
• en:tw:sword
• en:tw:worthy

translationNotes

• Saul ignores the ban on spoils on places Yahweh designated for total destruction.
• the edge of the sword - The phrase, "the edge of the sword," here represents the army of the nation of Israel. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche)
• Saul...spared Agag - Saul disobeyed God by letting Agag live.
• as well as the best of the sheep... - Saul disobeyed God by keeping the best of the livestock.