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1 Samuel 30

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasבְּבֹ֨אwhen cameדָוִ֧דDavidוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוand men hisצִֽקְלַ֖גZiklagבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יthe thirdוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יand the Amalekitesפָֽשְׁט֗וּthey had made a raidאֶל־againstנֶ֙גֶב֙the Negevוְאֶל־and againstצִ֣קְלַ֔גZiklagוַיַּכּוּ֙and they had struckאֶת־obj.צִ֣קְלַ֔גZiklagוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּand they had burnedאֹתָ֖הּobj. itבָּאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּand they had taken captiveאֶת־obj.הַנָּשִׁ֤יםthe womenאֲשֶׁר־whoבָּהּ֙were in the itמִקָּטֹ֣ןfrom smallוְעַד־and untoגָּד֔וֹלgreatלֹ֥אnotהֵמִ֖יתוּthey had killedאִ֑ישׁanyoneוַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּand they had driven them awayוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they had goneלְדַרְכָּֽם׃to way their
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he cameדָוִ֤דDavidוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙and men hisאֶל־toהָעִ֔ירthe cityוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!שְׂרוּפָ֖הit was burnedבָּאֵ֑שׁwith the fireוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םand wives theirוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םand sons theirוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םand daughters theirנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃they had been taken captive
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand he lifted upדָוִ֜דDavidוְהָעָ֧םand the peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichאִתּ֛וֹwas with himאֶת־obj.קוֹלָ֖םvoice theirוַיִּבְכּ֑וּand they weptעַ֣דuntilאֲשֶׁ֧רthatאֵין־notבָּהֶ֛םwas in the themכֹּ֖חַstrengthלִבְכּֽוֹת׃to weep
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וּשְׁתֵּ֥יand the twoנְשֵֽׁי־the wives ofדָוִ֖דDavidנִשְׁבּ֑וּthey had been taken captiveאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙Ahinoamהַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔יתthe Jezreelite womanוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלand Abigailאֵ֖שֶׁתthe wife ofנָבָ֥לNabalהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃the Carmelite
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וַתֵּ֨צֶרand it was distressלְדָוִ֜דto Davidמְאֹ֗דexceedinglyכִּֽי־forאָמְר֤וּthey saidהָעָם֙the peopleלְסָקְל֔וֹto stone himכִּֽי־forמָ֙רָה֙it was bitterנֶ֣פֶשׁthe soul ofכָּל־allהָעָ֔םthe peopleאִ֖ישׁeveryoneעַל־onבָּנָ֣יוsons hisוְעַל־and onבְּנֹתָ֑יוdaughters hisוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קand he strengthened himselfדָּוִ֔דDavidבַּיהוָ֖הin Yahwehאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ סGod his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֗דDavidאֶל־toאֶבְיָתָ֤רAbiatharהַכֹּהֵן֙the priestבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְAhimelechהַגִּֽישָׁה־bring near !נָּ֥אpleaseלִ֖יto the meהָאֵפֹ֑דthe ephodוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁand he brought nearאֶבְיָתָ֛רAbiatharאֶת־obj.הָאֵפֹ֖דthe ephodאֶל־toדָּוִֽד׃David
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וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לand he enquiredדָּוִ֤דDavidבַּֽיהוָה֙by Yahwehלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאֶרְדֹּ֛ףwill I pursue?אַחֲרֵ֥יafterהַגְּדוּד־the marauding bandהַזֶּ֖הthe thisהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּ¿ will I overtake itוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to the himרְדֹ֔ףpursueכִּֽי־forהַשֵּׂ֥גcertainly to overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגyou will overtake itוְהַצֵּ֥לand certainly to rescueתַּצִּֽיל׃you will rescue them
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentדָּוִ֗דDavidה֚וּאheוְשֵׁשׁ־and sixמֵא֥וֹתhundredsאִישׁ֙manאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoאִתּ֔וֹwere with himוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they cameעַד־toנַ֣חַלthe wadi ofהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרthe Besorוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםand those who were left behindעָמָֽדוּ׃they remained
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וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףand he pursuedדָּוִ֔דDavidה֖וּאheוְאַרְבַּע־and fourמֵא֣וֹתhundredsאִ֑ישׁmanוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙and they remainedמָאתַ֣יִםtwo hundredאִ֔ישׁmanאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoפִּגְּר֔וּthey were too exhaustedמֵעֲבֹ֖רfor passing overאֶת־obj.נַ֥חַלthe wadi ofהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃the Besor
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וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּand they foundאִישׁ־a manמִצְרִי֙Egyptianבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the open countryוַיִּקְח֥וּand they tookאֹת֖וֹobj. himאֶל־toדָּוִ֑דDavidוַיִּתְּנוּ־and they gaveל֥וֹto the himלֶ֙חֶם֙breadוַיֹּ֔אכַלand he ateוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּand they gave to drink himמָֽיִם׃water
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וַיִּתְּנוּ־and they gaveלוֹ֩to the himפֶ֨לַחa slice ofדְּבֵלָ֜הfig cakeוּשְׁנֵ֤יand twoצִמֻּקִים֙bunches of raisinsוַיֹּ֔אכַלand he ateוַתָּ֥שָׁבand it returnedרוּח֖וֹspirit hisאֵלָ֑יוto himכִּ֠יforלֹֽא־notאָ֤כַלhe had eatenלֶ֙חֶם֙foodוְלֹא־and notשָׁ֣תָהhe had drunkמַ֔יִםwaterשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הthreeיָמִ֖יםdaysוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הand threeלֵילֽוֹת׃ סnights
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidל֤וֹto the himדָוִד֙Davidלְֽמִי־belong to whom?אַ֔תָּהyouוְאֵ֥יand where?מִזֶּ֖הfrom thisאָ֑תָּהare youוַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he saidנַ֧עַרam a young manמִצְרִ֣יEgyptianאָנֹ֗כִיIעֶ֚בֶדa slaveלְאִ֣ישׁof a manעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔יAmalekiteוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיand he abandoned meאֲדֹנִ֛יmaster myכִּ֥יifחָלִ֖יתִיI was sickהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃the three
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אֲנַ֡חְנוּweפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּwe had made a raidנֶ֧גֶבthe Negev ofהַכְּרֵתִ֛יthe Kerethitesוְעַל־and onאֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichלִֽיהוּדָ֖הbelongs to Judahוְעַל־and onנֶ֣גֶבthe Negev ofכָּלֵ֑בCalebוְאֶת־and obj.צִקְלַ֖גZiklagשָׂרַ֥פְנוּwe had burnedבָאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֵלָיו֙to himדָּוִ֔דDavidהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִי¿ will you take down meאֶל־toהַגְּד֣וּדthe marauding bandהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidהִשָּׁבְעָה֩swear !לִּ֨יto the meבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםby Godאִם־ifתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיyou will kill meוְאִם־and ifתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙you will deliver up meבְּיַד־in the hand ofאֲדֹנִ֔יmaster myוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖and I will take down youאֶל־toהַגְּד֥וּדthe marauding bandהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּand he took down himוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!נְטֻשִׁ֖יםthey were spread outעַל־overפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofכָל־allהָאָ֑רֶץthe landאֹכְלִ֤יםeatingוְשֹׁתִים֙and drinkingוְחֹ֣גְגִ֔יםand celebratingבְּכֹל֙in allהַשָּׁלָ֣לthe plunderהַגָּד֔וֹלthe greatאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלָקְח֛וּthey had takenמֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץand from the land ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַיַּכֵּ֥םand he struck down themדָּוִ֛דDavidמֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁףfrom the twilightוְעַד־and untilהָעֶ֖רֶבthe eveningלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םof next day theirוְלֹֽא־and notנִמְלַ֤טhe escapedמֵהֶם֙of the themאִ֔ישׁanyoneכִּי֩thatאִם־exceptאַרְבַּ֨עfourמֵא֧וֹתhundredsאִֽישׁ־manנַ֛עַרyoung manאֲשֶׁר־whoרָכְב֥וּthey rodeעַל־onהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםthe camelsוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃and they fled
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וַיַּצֵּ֣לand he rescuedדָּוִ֔דDavidאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלָקְח֖וּthey had takenעֲמָלֵ֑קAmalekוְאֶת־and obj.שְׁתֵּ֥יthe twoנָשָׁ֖יוwives hisהִצִּ֥ילhe rescuedדָּוִֽד׃David
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וְלֹ֣אand notנֶעְדַּר־it was missingלָ֠הֶםto the themמִן־fromהַקָּטֹ֨ןthe smallוְעַד־and untoהַגָּד֜וֹלthe greatוְעַד־and untoבָּנִ֤יםsonsוּבָנוֹת֙and daughtersוּמִשָּׁלָ֔לand from the bootyוְעַ֛דand untoכָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלָקְח֖וּthey had takenלָהֶ֑םfor the themselvesהַכֹּ֖לthe everythingהֵשִׁ֥יבhe brought backדָּוִֽד׃David
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookדָּוִ֔דDavidאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַצֹּ֖אןthe sheepוְהַבָּקָ֑רand the cattleנָהֲג֗וּthey drove themלִפְנֵי֙to beforeהַמִּקְנֶ֣הthe livestockהַה֔וּאthe thatוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidזֶ֖הthisשְׁלַ֥לis the booty ofדָּוִֽד׃David
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וַיָּבֹ֣אand he cameדָוִ֗דDavidאֶל־toמָאתַ֨יִםtwo hundredהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםthe menאֲשֶֽׁר־whoפִּגְּר֣וּ׀they had been too exhaustedמִלֶּ֣כֶת׀for goingאַחֲרֵ֣יafterדָוִ֗דDavidוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙and they had left behind themבְּנַ֣חַלat the wadi ofהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרthe Besorוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙and they went outלִקְרַ֣אתto meetדָּוִ֔דDavidוְלִקְרַ֖אתand to meetהָעָ֣םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichאִתּ֑וֹwas with himוַיִּגַּ֤שׁand he approachedדָּוִד֙Davidאֶת־obj.הָעָ֔םthe peopleוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לand he askedלָהֶ֖םof the themלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סto welfare
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וַיַּ֜עַןand he answeredכָּל־everyאִֽישׁ־manרָ֣עevilוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלand worthlessnessמֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים֮from the menאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoהָלְכ֣וּthey had goneעִם־withדָּוִד֒Davidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidיַ֚עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלֹֽא־notהָלְכ֣וּthey wentעִמִּ֔יwith meלֹֽא־notנִתֵּ֣ןwe will giveלָהֶ֔םto the themמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לany of the bootyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִצַּ֑לְנוּwe have recoveredכִּֽי־thatאִם־exceptאִ֤ישׁeveryoneאֶת־obj.אִשְׁתּוֹ֙wife hisוְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָ֔יוchildren hisוְיִנְהֲג֖וּso they may lead them awayוְיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ סand they may go
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֔דDavidלֹֽא־notתַעֲשׂ֥וּyou must doכֵ֖ןthusאֶחָ֑יO brothers myאֵ֠תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichנָתַ֨ןhe has givenיְהוָ֥הYahwehלָ֙נוּ֙to the usוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רand he has keptאֹתָ֔נוּobj. usוַיִּתֵּ֗ןand he has givenאֶֽת־obj.הַגְּד֛וּדthe marauding bandהַבָּ֥אwhich cameעָלֵ֖ינוּon usבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃in hand our
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וּמִי֙and who?יִשְׁמַ֣עwill he listenלָכֶ֔םto the youלַדָּבָ֖רto the matterהַזֶּ֑הthe thisכִּ֞יforכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀like the share ofהַיֹּרֵ֣דthe one who went downבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הin the battleוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקand like the share ofהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בthe one who remainedעַל־withהַכֵּלִ֖יםthe baggagesיַחְדָּ֥וalikeיַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ סthey will share
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וַיְהִ֕יand it wasמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםfrom the dayהַה֖וּאthe thatוָמָ֑עְלָהand on -wardsוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָand he made itלְחֹ֤קinto a statuteוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙and into a judgmentלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לfor Israelעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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וַיָּבֹ֤אand he cameדָוִד֙Davidאֶל־toצִ֣קְלַ֔גZiklagוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חand he sentמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לsome of the bootyלְזִקְנֵ֥יto the elders ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahלְרֵעֵ֣הוּto friend hisלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהִנֵּ֤הhere!לָכֶם֙is for the youבְּרָכָ֔הa blessingמִשְּׁלַ֖לfrom the booty ofאֹיְבֵ֥יthe enemies ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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לַאֲשֶׁ֧רfor those whoבְּבֵֽית־were in Beth-אֵ֛ל-elוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבְּרָמֽוֹת־were in Ramothנֶ֖גֶבNegevוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבְּיַתִּֽר׃were in Jattir
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וְלַאֲשֶׁ֧רand for those whoבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רwere in Aroerוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתwere in Siphmothוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סwere in Eshtemoa
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וְלַאֲשֶׁ֣רand for those whoבְּרָכָ֗לwere in Racalוְלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙and for those whoבְּעָרֵ֣יwere in the cities ofהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יthe Jerahmeelitesוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רand for those whoבְּעָרֵ֥יwere in the cities ofהַקֵּינִֽי׃the Kenites
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וְלַאֲשֶׁ֧רand for those whoבְּחָרְמָ֛הwere in Hormahוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבְּבוֹר־were in Borעָשָׁ֖ןAshanוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רand for those whoבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃were in Athach
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וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רand for those whoבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןwere in Hebronוּֽלְכָל־and for allהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתthe placesאֲשֶֽׁר־whereהִתְהַלֶּךְ־he had gone aboutשָׁ֥םthereדָּוִ֖דDavidה֥וּאheוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פand men his

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