English Standard Version
1 Samuel 30:11
11They 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,
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—
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.
Context of 1 Samuel 30:11
9So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. 10But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor. 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, 12and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. 13And David said to him, "To whom do you belong? And where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
- an Egyptianאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- and broughtלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
- him to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- and gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- him breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- and he did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- and they made him drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:11
- Deuteronomy 15:7"If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother,
- Deuteronomy 23:7"You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were a sojourner in his land.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
- Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
- Luke 10:36Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"
- Romans 12:20To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by 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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