Revised Webster's Bible

1 Samuel 30

1And it came to pass, whenDavidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582werecomeבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003hadinvadedפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584thesouthנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045, andZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, andsmittenוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313it withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

2And had taken thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802captivesוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617, that were in it: theyslewהֵמִ֖יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191notanyאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, eithergreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419orsmallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996, but carried themawayוַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּvai.yin.ha.GuH5090, andwentH3212on theirwayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3SoDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and hismenוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and, behold, it wasburnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323, were takencaptivesנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4ThenDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and thepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with him liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058, until they had no morepowerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581toweepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5AndDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802were takencaptivesנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

6AndDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732wasgreatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressedוַתֵּ֨צֶרva.Te.tzerH3334; for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spokeאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559ofstoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him, because thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wasgrievedH4843, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for hissonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and for hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323: butDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself in theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,Ahimelech’sאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, I pray thee, bring mehereהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646. AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066there theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Ipursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֥י'er.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310thistroopהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416? shall Iovertakeהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nuH5381them? And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him,Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291: for thou shaltsurelyהַשֵּׂ֥גha.SegH5381overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381them, and withoutfailוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337recoverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337all .

9SoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212, he and thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that were with him, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308, where those that were leftbehindוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.RimH3498remainedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

10ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291, he andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376: for twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967abodebehindוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975, who were sofaintפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296that they could not gooverמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

11And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672anEgyptianאִישׁ־ מִצְרִי֙'ish- mitz.RiH376 H4713in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, andbroughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andgaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414himbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and heateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398; and they made himdrinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

12And theygaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him apieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of acakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690of figs, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clusters ofraisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778: and when he hadeatenוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398, hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameagainוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him: for he hadeatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398nobreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, nordrunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, To whom belongest thou? and from where art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am a youngmanנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288ofEgyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to anAmalekiteלְאִ֣ישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔יle.'Ish 'a.mal.KiH376 H6003; and mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיvai.ya.'az.Ve.niH5800me, becausethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117ago I fellsickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14We made aninvasionפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584upon thesouthנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774, and upon the land which belongeth toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063, and upon thesouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045ofCalebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612; and weburnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Canst thou bring medownהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to thiscompanyהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416? And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me byGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430, that thou wilt neitherkillתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me,norH518deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462me into thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and I will bring theedownוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to thiscompanyהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.

16And when he had brought himdownוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381, behold, they were spreadabroadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203uponallפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354, anddancingוְחֹ֣גְגִ֔יםve.Cho.ge.GimH2287, because of all thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilהַשָּׁלָ֣לha.sha.LalH7998that they hadtakenלָקְח֛וּla.ke.ChuH3947from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them from thetwilightמֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁףme.ha.Ne.shefH5399even to theeveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153of the nextdayלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283: and thereescapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422not amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them, exceptfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, whorodeרָכְב֥וּra.khe.VuH7392uponcamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581, andfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732recoveredוַיַּצֵּ֣לvai.ya.TzelH5337all that theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002had carriedawayלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732rescuedהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802.

19And there was nothinglackingנֶעְדַּר־ne'.dar-H5737to them,neitherמִן־min-H4480smallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996norgreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419, neithersonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323, neitherspoilוּמִשָּׁלָ֔לu.mi.sha.LalH7998, nor any thing that they hadtakenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947to them:Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732recoveredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725all.

20AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947all theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and theherdsוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241, which theydroveנָהֲג֗וּna.ha.GuH5090beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931othercattleהַמִּקְנֶ֣הha.mik.NehH4735, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998.

21AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, who were sofaintפִּגְּר֣וּ׀pi.ge.RuH6296that they could notfollowאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732, whom they had made also toabideוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙vai.yo.shi.VumH3427at thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308: and they wentforthוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318tomeetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and tomeetH7125thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him: and whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732camenearוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, hegreetedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סvai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7592 H7965them.

22Thenansweredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030all thewickedרָ֣עra'H7451andworthlessוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, ofthoseמֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים֮me.ha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentH1980withDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Because theywentH1980not with us, we will notgiveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them any of thespoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998that we haverecoveredהִצַּ֑לְנוּhi.Tzal.nuH5337, except to everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and hischildrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, that they may lead themawayוְיִנְהֲג֖וּve.yin.ha.GuH5090, anddepartH3212.

23Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Ye shall not dosoתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213, mybrethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251, with that which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who hathpreservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us, anddeliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecompanyהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416thatcameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935against us into ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24For who willhearkenיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085to you in thismatterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697? but as hispartכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506is that goethdownהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, so shall hispartוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506be thattarriethהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427by thebaggageהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627: they shalldivideיַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ סya.cha.Lo.kuH2505alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25And it was so from thatdayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117onwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, that hemadeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it astatuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and anordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

26And whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, hesentוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971of thespoilמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998to theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, even to hisfriendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold apresentבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293for you of thespoilמִשְּׁלַ֖לmi.she.LalH7998of theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

27To themwhoH834were inBethelH1008, and to them who were insouthנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045Ramothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418, and to them who were inJattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492,

28And to them who were inAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177, and to them who were inSiphmothבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתbe.sif.MotH8224, and to them who were inEshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851,

29And to them who were inRachalבְּרָכָ֗לbe.ra.KhalH7403, and to them who were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theJerahmeelitesהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.ye.rach.me.'e.LiH3397, and to them who were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theKenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017,

30And to them who were inHormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767, and to them who were inChorashanH3565, and to them who were inAthachבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃ba.'a.TakhH6269,

31And to them who were inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, and to all theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himself and hismenוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582were accustomed toresortהִתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30

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