New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 30:8-23

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.

10But Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291,he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376, fortwo hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were tooH4480exhaustedפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296to crossמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308remainedוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975behind.

11Now they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672an Egyptianמִצְרִי֙mitz.RiH4713in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704and broughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and he ateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398,and they providedH8248him waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248.

12They gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him a pieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of figדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690cakeH1690and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clustersH6778of raisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778,and he ateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398;then his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307revivedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725.For he had not eatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899or drunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “To whomלְֽמִי־le.mi-H4310do you belong? And whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335are you from?” And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am a youngנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288manH5288of Egyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,a servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650of an Amalekiteעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י'a.mal.KiH6003;and my masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftH5800me behindH5800whenכִּ֥יkiH3588I fellH2470sickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117ago.

14We madeH6584a raidפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584on theNegevנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774,and on that whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063, and on theNegevנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of Calebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612, andwe burnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.”

15Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Will you bringH3381me downהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bandהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416?”And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me by Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430that you will not killתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me or deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462me into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and I will bringH3381you downוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088bandהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.”

16When he had broughtH3381him downוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, they werespreadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203overעַל־'al-H5921allכָל־khol-H3605the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354anddancingוְחֹ֣גְגִ֔יםve.Cho.ge.GimH2287because ofallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilהַשָּׁלָ֣לha.sha.LalH7998that they had takenלָקְח֛וּla.ke.ChuH3947from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430and from the landוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732slaughteredוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221themfrom the twilightמֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁףme.ha.Ne.shefH5399untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153ofthe nextלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283dayH4283;and not a manH376of them escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422,exceptכִּי֩ אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menH5288whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rodeרָכְב֥וּra.khe.VuH7392oncamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581and fledH1272.

18So DavidH1732recoveredוַיַּצֵּ֣לvai.ya.TzelH5337allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947, andrescuedהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802.

19But nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808of theirsH1992was missingנֶעְדַּר־ne'.dar-H5737,whetherמִן־min-H4480smallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996orH5704greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,sonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121or daughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323,spoilוּמִשָּׁלָ֔לu.mi.sha.LalH7998orH5704anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that they had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947for themselvesH1992;Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732broughtH7725itallהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725.

20So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hadcapturedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and the cattleוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241which the peopledroveנָהֲג֗וּna.ha.GuH5090aheadלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the otherlivestockהַמִּקְנֶ֣הha.mik.NehH4735,and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088is David’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998.”

21WhenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834were tooH4480exhaustedפִּגְּר֣וּ׀pi.ge.RuH6296to followמִלֶּ֣כֶת׀ אַחֲרֵ֣יmi.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,who had also been leftוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙vai.yo.shi.VumH3427at the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308,and they wentוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and to meetוְלִקְרַ֖אתve.lik.RatH7122the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him, then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732approachedוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and greetedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סvai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7592 H7965them.

22Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickedרָ֣עra'H7451and worthlessוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menH376amongH4480those whoH834wentהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980with Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282 H834they did not goהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980withus, we will not giveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them anyH4480of the spoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998that we have recoveredהִצַּ֑לְנוּhi.Tzal.nuH5337,exceptכִּֽי־ אִם־ki- 'im-H3588 H518to everyH376manH376his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and his childrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,that they may leadוְיִנְהֲג֖וּve.yin.ha.GuH5090themawayH5090and departוְיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ סve.ye.Le.khuH1980.”

23Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You must not doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651,my brothersאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251,with whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who has keptוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us and deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414into our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027the bandהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935againstעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us.

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