New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 30:1-5

1Then it happenedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961,when Davidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and his menH376cameבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003had carriedH6584outH6584anH6584attackH6584on theNegevנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045and onZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, and hadoverthrownוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860and burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313it with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

2and they tookH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617the womenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802and allwhoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it, fromH4480the smallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996to the greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,withoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808killingהֵמִ֖יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191anyoneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and droveH5090themoffH5090and 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.HemH802,their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,and their daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323had been takenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4Then Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and the peopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with himraisedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058untilעַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834thereH369wasH369noH369strengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581in them to weepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5NowDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802had been takenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewidowאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Nabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037the Carmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

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