Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 30:11-20

11Now his men foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אִישׁ־vai.yim.tze.'U 'ish-H4672 H376an Egyptianמִצְרִי֙mitz.RiH4713in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704and broughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.They gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414the manwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248and foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to eatוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398—

12וַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a pieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of a fig cakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778.So he ateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and was revivedוַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּח֖וֹ אֵלָ֑יוva.Ta.shov ru.Cho 'e.LavH7725 H7307 H413,forכִּ֠יkiH3588he had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808had anyאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398foodלֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹא־le.chem ve.lo'-H3899 H3808orשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13Then Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “To whomלְֽמִי־le.mi-H4310do youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859belong,and whereוְאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖הve.'Ei mi.ZehH335 H2088are you fromאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859?” “I amאָנֹ֗כִי'a.No.khiH595an Egyptianמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,”he repliedוַיֹּ֜אמֶר נַ֧עַרvai.Yo.mer Na.'arH559 H5288, “the slaveעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650of an Amalekiteעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י'a.mal.KiH6003לְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376.My masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113abandoned meוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיvai.ya.'az.Ve.niH5800threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969days agoהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117whenכִּ֥יkiH3588I fell illחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14Weאֲנַ֡חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587raidedפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584the Negevנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛י וְעַל־ha.ke.re.Ti ve.'al-H3774 H5921אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,the territory of Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־li.hu.Dah ve.'al-H3063 H5921,and the Negevנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of Calebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and we burned downשָׂרַ֥פְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃sa.Raf.nu va.'EshH8313 H784Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860.”

15“Will you lead meהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088raidersהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416?”Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413.And the man repliedוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to meby Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430that you will notאִם־'im-H518kill meתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518deliver meתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and I will lead youוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381toאֶל־'el-H413themהַגְּד֥וּד הַזֶּֽה׃ha.ge.Dud ha.ZehH1416 H2088.”

16So he led David downוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381,and there were the Amalekitesוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009spread outנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203overעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398,drinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354,and celebratingוְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים בְּכֹל֙ve.Cho.ge.Gim be.KholH2287 H3605the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834amount of plunderהַשָּׁלָ֣לha.sha.LalH7998they had takenלָקְח֛וּla.ke.ChuH3947from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430and the landוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732struck them downוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221from twilightמֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁףme.ha.Ne.shefH5399untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153of the next dayלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283.Notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422,exceptכִּי֩ אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127,riding offרָכְב֥וּra.khe.VuH7392onעַל־'al-H5921camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581.

18So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֵ֛ת'etH853recoveredוַיַּצֵּ֣לvai.ya.TzelH5337everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947, includingהִצִּ֥יל דָּוִֽד׃hi.Tzil da.VidH1732 H5337his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802.

19Nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808was missingנֶעְדַּר־ne'.dar-H5737מִן־min-H4480,youngהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996orוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704oldהַגָּד֜וֹל וְעַד־ha.ga.Dol ve.'ad-H1419 H5704,sonבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121or daughterוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323,or anyכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of the plunderוּמִשָּׁלָ֔ל וְעַ֛דu.mi.sha.Lal ve.'AdH7998 H5704the Amalekites had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947.Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732brought everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725.

20And heדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the flocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and herdsוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,which his men droveנָהֲג֗וּna.ha.GuH5090ahead ofלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440the other livestockהַמִּקְנֶ֣ה הַה֔וּאha.mik.Neh ha.Hu'H4735 H1931,calling outוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is David’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732plunderשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998!”

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