Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 30:6-15

6And Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732was greatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressedוַתֵּ֨צֶרva.Te.tzerH3334becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spokeאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559of stoning himלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376grievedמָ֙רָה֙ma.rahH4784כָּל־kol-H3605הָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971forעַל־'al-H5921his sonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921daughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323.But Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732found strengthוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388in the LORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, “Bringהַגִּֽישָׁה־ נָּ֥אha.gi.shah- na'H5066 H4994methe ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646.”So Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066itהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toאֶל־'el-H413himדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732,

8and Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “Should I pursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֥י'er.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088raidersהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416?Will I overtake themH5381?” “Pursue themרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291כִּֽי־ki-H3588,” the LORDrepliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “for you will surely overtake themH5381and rescue the captivesH5337.”

9Soוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980Davidדָּוִ֗ד ה֚וּאda.Vid hu'H1732 H1931and his sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the Brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,where some stayed behindוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים עָמָֽדוּ׃ve.ha.no.ta.Rim 'a.Ma.duH3498 H5975

10becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975two hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376were too exhaustedפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296to crossמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158הַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.But Davidדָּוִ֔ד ה֖וּאda.Vid hu'H1732 H1931and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376continued in pursuitוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291.

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.”

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