Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 30

1And itcameH935topassH935, whenDavidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and hismenH376werecomeH935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003hadmadeH6584araidפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584uponH935theSouthנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045, anduponH935Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, and hadsmittenוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313it withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

2and hadtakenH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802andallוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704that were therein,bothהֵמִ֖יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191smallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419: they slewnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808anyH376, butcarriedH7617themoffH7617, andwentH376theirwayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3And whenDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and hismenH376cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it wasburnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323, weretakenH7617captivesנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4ThenDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and thepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with himliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704they hadnoH369moreH369powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581toweepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5AndDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802weretakenH7617captivesנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

6AndDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732wasgreatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressed; for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spake ofstoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him,becauseH3588thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971was grieved,everyH3605manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for hissonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and for hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323: butDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfH5315in theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, Iprayנָּ֥אna'H4994thee,bringהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066meH413hither theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646. AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066thither theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,IfH3588Ipursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thistroopהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416, shall IovertakeH5381them? And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him,Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291: for thou shaltsurelyH3588overtakeH5381them, and shalt without failrecoverוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337allתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337.

9SoH834Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH935, he and thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that were with him, andcameH935to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,whereH834thoseH834that wereleftH3498behindH3498stayedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

10ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291, he andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: fortwoH3967hundredH3967stayedוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975behind,whichH834weresoH834faint that theycouldאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376notH1732goמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674over thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308:

11And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672anEgyptianמִצְרִי֙mitz.RiH4713in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, andbroughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andgaveH5414himbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and hedidאִישׁ־'ish-H376eatוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398; and theygaveH5414himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248:

12And theygaveH5414him apieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of acakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690offigsH1690, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clustersH6778ofraisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778; and when he hadeatenוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398, hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413againוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him: for he hadeatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808drunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anyH5414waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Towhomלְֽמִי־le.mi-H4310belongest thou? and whence art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am ayoungנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofEgyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,servantH5650to anAmalekiteעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י'a.mal.KiH6003; and mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיvai.ya.'az.Ve.niH5800meH5650,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117agone I fellsickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14WeH587madeH6584araidפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584uponH5921theSouthנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774, anduponH5921thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongeth toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063, anduponH5921theSouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045ofCalebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612; andweH587burnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Wilt thoubringH3381meH413downהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to thistroopהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416? And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650untomeH413byGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430, that thou wiltneitherאִם־'im-H518killתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191meH413,norוְאִם־ve.'im-H518deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462meH413upH5462intoH413thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and I willbringH3381theedownוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to thistroopהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.

16And when he hadbroughtH3947himdownוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, they werespreadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203abroad overallכָל־khol-H3605thegroundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354, andfeastingH8354,becauseעַל־'al-H5921ofallבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilהַשָּׁלָ֣לha.sha.LalH7998that they hadtakenH3947outH6440of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andoutH6440of thelandוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them from thetwilightH6153evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto theeveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153of thenextלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283dayH4283: and thereescapedH4422notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of themsaveH4422fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rodeרָכְב֥וּra.khe.VuH7392uponעַל־'al-H5921camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581andfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732recoveredוַיַּצֵּ֣לvai.ya.TzelH5337allכָּל־kol-H3605that theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002hadtakenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732rescuedהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802.

19And there wasnothingH3808lacking to them,neitherH3808smallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996norH3808greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,neitherH3808sonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121norH3808daughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323,neitherH3808spoilוּמִשָּׁלָ֔לu.mi.sha.LalH7998,norH3808anyH3605thingH3605that they hadtakenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947to them:Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732broughtH7725backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725allH3605.

20AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947allH3605theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and theherdsH1241,whichהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931they dravebeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseH3605otherזֶ֖הzehH2088cattleוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998.

21AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameH935to thetwoH3427hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376,whichH834weresoH3318faint that theycouldH376notH1732followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whomH834also they hadmadeH834toabideH3427at thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308: and theywentH3318forthH3318tomeetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and tomeetוְלִקְרַ֖אתve.lik.RatH7122thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him: and whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935nearוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, he saluted them.

22ThenansweredH559allH3605thewickedרָ֣עra'H7451menH376andmenH376of Belial, ofthoseH3605thatwentH1980withDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andsaidH559,BecauseH3588theywentH1980notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withusH5414,weH3588willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them aught of thespoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998thatweH3588haverecoveredH5337,saveH5337toeveryH3605manH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and hischildrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, that they mayleadH1980themawayH1980anddepartH1980.

23Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651, mybrethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251, with thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414untousH5414, who hathpreservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104usH5414, anddeliveredH5414thetroopהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416thatcameH935againstעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414intoH935ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24And who will hearken untoyouH3588in thismatterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697? for as hisshareכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506is that goethdownהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,soH3588shall hisshareוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shallshareH2506alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25And it wassoוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961from thatdayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, that hemadeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it astatuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and anordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

26And whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, hesentH7971of thespoilמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998unto theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,evenH7453to hisfriendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009apresentבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293foryouH7971of thespoilמִשְּׁלַ֖לmi.she.LalH7998of theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

27To themwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֧רla.'a.SherH834were in Beth-el, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inRamothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418of the South, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inJattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492;

28and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֧רve.la.'a.SherH834were inAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inSiphmothבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתbe.sif.MotH8224, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inEshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851;

29and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.la.'a.SherH834were inRacalבְּרָכָ֗לbe.ra.KhalH7403, and to themwhichוְלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ve.la.'a.SherH834were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theJerahmeelitesהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.ye.rach.me.'e.LiH3397, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theKenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017;

30and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֧רve.la.'a.SherH834were inHormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were in Cor-ashan, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inAthachבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃ba.'a.TakhH6269;

31and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834were inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, and toallוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931and hismenH376were wont to haunt.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30

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