New Living Translation
1 Samuel 30:11
11Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.
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 and his 600 men set out, and they came to the brook Besor. 10But 200 of the men were too exhausted to cross the brook, so David continued the pursuit with 400 men. Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. 12They also gave him part of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins, for he hadn’t had anything to eat or drink for three days and nights. Before long his strength returned. 13“To whom do you belong, and where do you come from?” David asked him. “I am an Egyptian—the slave of an Amalekite,” he replied. “My master abandoned me three days ago because I was sick.
Read all of 1 Samuel 301 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 15:7“But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
- Deuteronomy 23:7“Do not detest the Edomites or the Egyptians, because the Edomites are your relatives and you lived as foreigners among the Egyptians.
- Proverbs 25:21If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
- Matthew 25:35For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
- Luke 10:36“Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
- Romans 12:20Instead, “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.”
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
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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
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