Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 30:11
11Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—
1 Samuel 30:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
- New International Version (NIV)They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. They gave him water to drink and food to eat—
- English Standard Version (ESV)They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water.
Context of 1 Samuel 30:11
9So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind 10because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit. Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat— 12a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights. 13Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 Samuel 30:11 word by word
וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אִישׁ־מִצְרִי֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיִּקְח֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּתְּנוּ־ל֥וֹ לֶ֙חֶם֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
- Now his men foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- Now his men foundאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
- in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- and broughtלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
- himאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- They gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- to drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
- and foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:11
- Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
- Deuteronomy 23:7Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
- Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Luke 10:36Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
- Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:11
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that he will direct our steps, as he did those of David. David, in tenderness to his men, would by no means urge them beyond their strength. The Son of David thus considers the frames of his followers, who are not all alike strong and vigorous in their spiritual pursuits and conflicts; but, where we are weak, there he is kind…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12David once received bread when he was very hungry (1 Samuel 21:3–7). He and his men helped this Egyptian man before knowing who he was or if he could assist them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David--Old and homeborn slaves are usually treated with great kindness. But a purchased or captured slave must look to himself; for, if feeble or sick, his master will leave him to perish rather than encumber himself with any additional burden. This Egyptian seems to have recently fallen into the hands of an Amalekite, and his master having belonged to the marauding party that had made the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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