Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 30:1-9
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.
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.ReiH7291H310thistroopהַגְּדוּד־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.
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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