1 Samuel 30:11

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—
• English Standard Version (ESV)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,
• 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.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:11

9So David left, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where some who were left behind stayed. 10But David pursued, he and four hundred men, for two hundred who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor stayed behind. Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. 12They also gave him a slice of fig cake and two cakes of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit revived. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. 13Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master abandoned me when I became sick three days ago.

1 Samuel 30:11 word by word

וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אִישׁ־מִצְרִי֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיִּקְח֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּתְּנוּ־ל֥וֹ לֶ֙חֶם֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• Now they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• 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 ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and they providedשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248
• him waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: drinkH8248

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:11

• Deuteronomy 15:7“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;
• Deuteronomy 23:7“You shall not loathe an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not loathe an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.
• Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
• Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
• Luke 10:36Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?”
• Romans 12:20“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:11

• Abiathar
• Abigail
• Amalekites

In the dictionaries

• David
• Egyptian
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Belong
• Recover
• Faint
• Samuel, Books of
• Sick; Sickness
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Amalekites

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