New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 30:1-9

1Then it happenedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961when Davidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and his menH376cameבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003had madeH6584a raidפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584on theNegevנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045and onZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, and hadoverthrownוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860and burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313it with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

2and they tookוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617captiveH7628the womenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802and allwhoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it, bothH4480smallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808killingהֵמִ֖יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191anyoneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and carriedH5090themoffH5090and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980their wayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3When Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and his menH376cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,it was burnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.HemH802and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323had been takenנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617captiveH7628.

4Then Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and the peopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with himliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058untilעַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834thereH369was noH369strengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581in them to weepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5NowDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802had been takenנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617captiveH7628,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewidowאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Nabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037the Carmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

6Moreover Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732was greatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressedH6887becauseH3588the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spokeאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559of stoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him, for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wereembitteredH4843,eachH376oneH376becauseH5921of his sonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323. ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself in the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994bringהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066me the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646.”So Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646to Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall I pursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088bandהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416?Shall I overtakeהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nuH5381them?” And He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291,for you will surelyהַשֵּׂ֥גha.SegH5381overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381them,and you will surelyוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337rescueתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337all.”

9So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980,he and the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308, wherethose leftוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.RimH3498behindH3498remainedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

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