Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword. Young's Literal Translation and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword; King James Bible And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. Hebrew He capturedוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ (way·yiṯ·pōś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably Agag אֲגַ֥ג (’ă·ḡaḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 90: Agag -- king of Amalek king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Amalek עֲמָלֵ֖ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6002: Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity alive, חָ֑י (ḥāy) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life but completely destroyed הֶחֱרִ֥ים (he·ḥĕ·rîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2763: To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the others הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with the sword. חָֽרֶב׃ (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword |