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1 Samuel 30

1AnditcameH935topass,whenDavidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732andhismenH376wereH1961comeH935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheAmalekiteshadmadeH6584araidפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584upontheSouthH5045,anduponZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,andhadsmittenZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313itwithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784,

2andhadtakenH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617thewomenH802andallthatweretherein,bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419:theyslewnotany,butcarriedthemoff,andwenttheirwayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3AndwhenDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andhismenH376cameH935tothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold,itwasburnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andtheirwivesH802,andtheirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,andtheirdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,weretakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4ThenDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732andthepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,untiltheyhadnomorepowerH3581toweepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5AndDavid’stwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesH802weretakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitess,andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

6AndDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732wasgreatlydistressed;forthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spakeofstoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him,becausethesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wasgrieved,everymanH376forhissonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121andforhisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323:butDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfinJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,Ipraythee,bringH5066mehithertheephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646.AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtH5066thithertheephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,IfIpursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291afterthistroopH1416,shallIovertakeH5381them?Andheansweredhim,Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291;forthou shaltsurelyovertakeH5381them,andshalt without failrecoverall.

9SoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH935,heandthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376thatwerewithhim,andcameH935tothebrookBesorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,whereH834thosethatwereleftH3498behindstayed.

10ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedH7291,heandfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967menH376;fortwoH3967hundredH3967stayedbehind,whoweresofaintthattheycouldnotgooverthebrookBesorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

11AndtheyfoundH4672anEgyptianמִצְרִי֙mitz.RiH4713inthefieldH7704,andbroughthimtoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andgaveH5414himbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,andhedideatH398;andtheygaveH5414himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248;

12andtheygaveH5414himapieceofacakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690offigsH1690,andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clustersofraisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778:andwhenhehadeatenH398,hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameagaintohim;forhehadeatenH398nobreadH3899,nordrunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untohim,Towhombelongest thou?andwhence art thou?AndhesaidH559,Iamayoungנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofEgyptH4713,servantH5650toanAmalekiteעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י'a.mal.KiH6003;andmymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftH5800me,becausethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117agoIfellsickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14WemadeH6584araidפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584upontheSouthH5045oftheCherethites,anduponthatwhichbelongethtoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,andupontheSouthH5045ofCalebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612;andweburnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidH559tohim, Wilt thoubringH3381medownהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381tothistroopH1416?AndhesaidH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650untomebyGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430,thatthou wiltneitherkillתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me,nordeliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462meupintothehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andIwillbringH3381theedownוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381tothistroopH1416.

16AndwhenH834hehadbroughthimdownוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381,behold,theywerespreadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203abroadoverallthegroundH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354,anddancing,becauseofallthegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilH7998thattheyhadtakenH3947outofthelandH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andoutofthelandH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smotethemfromthetwilightevenuntotheeveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153ofthenextלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283dayH4283:andthereescapedH4422notamanH376ofthem,saveH4422fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menH376,whorodeH7392uponcamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581andfledH5127.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732recoveredallthattheAmalekiteshadtakenH3947;andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732rescuedH5337histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802.

19Andtherewasnothinglackingtothem,neithersmallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996norgreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,neithersonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323,neitherspoilH7998,noranythingthattheyhadtakenH3947tothem:Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732broughtH7725backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725all.

20AndDavidH1732tookH3947alltheflocksH6629andtheherdsH1241,whichtheydrovebeforethoseothercattleוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,andsaidH559,ThisisDavid’sspoilH7998.

21AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameH935tothetwohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376,whoweresofaintthattheycouldnotfollowDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whomalsotheyhadmadetoabideatthebrookBesorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308;andtheywentH3318forthH3318tomeetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andtomeetוְלִקְרַ֖אתve.lik.RatH7122thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim:andwhenH834Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935neartothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,hesalutedthem.

22ThenansweredallthewickedH7451menH376andbasefellows,ofthosethatwentH1980withDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,andsaidH559,BecausetheywentH1980notwithus,wewillnotgiveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414themaughtofthespoilH7998thatwehaverecovered,savetoeverymanH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802andhischildren,thathemayleadthemaway,anddepart.

23ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, YeshallnotdosoH3651,mybrethren,withthatwhichJehovahhathgivenH5414untous,whohathpreservedH8104us,anddeliveredthetroopH1416thatcameH935againstusintoourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24Andwhowillhearken untoyouinthismatterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697?forashisshareכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506isthatgoethdownהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381tothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,soshallhisshareוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506bethattarriethbythebaggage:theyshallshareH2506alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25AnditwasH1961sofromthatdayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forward,thathemadeH7760itastatuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706andanordinanceH4941forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

26AndwhenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935toZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,hesentH7971ofthespoilH7998untotheeldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,eventohisfriendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,apresentforyouofthespoilH7998oftheenemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341ofJehovah:

27tothemthatwereinBeth-el,andtothemthatwereinRamothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418oftheSouth,andtothemthatwereinJattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492,

28andtothemthatwereinAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177,andtothemthatwereinSiphmoth,andtothemthatwereinEshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851,

29andtothemthatwereinRacal,andtothemthatwereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892oftheJerahmeelites,andtothemthatwereinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892oftheKenites,

30andtothemthatwereinHormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767,andtothemthatwereinBor-ashan,andtothemthatwereinAthach,

31andtothemthatwereinHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,andtoalltheplacesH4725whereH834Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himselfandhismenH376werewonttohaunt.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30

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