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 went, accompanied by his six hundred men. When he came to the Wadi Besor, those who were in the rear stayed there. 10David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there. Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink. 12They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights. 13David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” The young man said, “I am an Egyptian, the servant of an Amalekite man. My master abandoned me when I was ill for three days.

1 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 15:7If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.
• Deuteronomy 23:7You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner 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 food, 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 became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
• Romans 12:20Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping 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