1 Samuel

1 Samuel 30:1–2

¹On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down. ²They had taken captive the women and all^a who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

Footnotes

a 30:2 LXX; Hebrew does not include and all.

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1 Samuel 30:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י	haš·šə·lî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
David	דָוִ֧ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his men	וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו	wa·’ă·nā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
arrived	בְּבֹ֨א	bə·ḇō	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
in Ziklag	צִֽקְלַ֖ג	ṣiq·laḡ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6860 Tsiklag, Tsikelag
and the Amalekites	וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י	wa·‘ă·mā·lê·qî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6003 Amalekite
had raided	פָֽשְׁט֗וּ	p̄ā·šə·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid
the Negev	נֶ֙גֶב֙	ne·ḡeḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5045 south-country, Negeb, south
attacked	וַיַּכּוּ֙	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
Ziklag	צִ֣קְלַ֔ג	ṣiq·laḡ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6860 Tsiklag, Tsikelag
and burned it down	וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ	way·yiś·rə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8313 burn

1 Samuel 30:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They had taken captive	וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ	way·yiš·bū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7617 take captive
the women	הַנָּשִׁ֤ים	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
who were	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
there	בָּהּ֙	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
both young	מִקָּטֹ֣ן	miq·qā·ṭōn	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
old	גָּד֔וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
They had not killed	הֵמִ֖יתוּ	hê·mî·ṯū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die
anyone	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
but had carried them off	וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ	way·yin·hă·ḡū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5090 drive, conduct
as they went	וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
on their way	לְדַרְכָּֽם׃	lə·ḏar·kām	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

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1 Samuel 30:1 1 Samuel 29:11 · 1 Samuel 15:7 · Joshua 11:6 · 1 Samuel 29:4 · 1 Samuel 27:8–10

1 Samuel 30:2 1 Samuel 27:11

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