1 Samuel

1 Samuel 30:10–12

¹⁰because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit.

¹¹Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat — ¹²a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.

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1 Samuel 30:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
two hundred	מָאתַ֣יִם	mā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H3967 hundred
men	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
were too exhausted	פִּגְּר֔וּ	pig·gə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6296 be exhausted, faint
to cross	מֵעֲבֹ֖ר	mê·‘ă·ḇōr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the brook	נַ֥חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
But David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and four	וְאַרְבַּע־	wə·’ar·ba‘-	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֣וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
continued in pursuit	וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף	way·yir·dōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute

1 Samuel 30:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ	way·yim·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
an Egyptian	מִצְרִי֙	miṣ·rî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and brought	וַיִּקְח֥וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
him	אֹת֖וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
They gave	וַיִּתְּנוּ־	way·yit·tə·nū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
to drink	וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ	way·yaš·qu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
and food	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
to eat	וַיֹּ֔אכַל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

1 Samuel 30:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a piece	פֶ֨לַח	p̄e·laḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6400 cleavage, mill-stone
of a fig cake	דְּבֵלָ֜ה	də·ḇê·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1690 lump of pressed figs, pressed (fig-) cake
and two	וּשְׁנֵ֤י	ū·šə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
clusters of raisins	צִמֻּקִים֙	ṣim·mu·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6778 bunch of raisins
So he ate	וַיֹּ֔אכַל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and was revived	וַתָּ֥שָׁב	wat·tā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
for	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
had any	אָ֤כַל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
food	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
water	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
for three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
and three	וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה	ū·šə·lō·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
nights	לֵילֽוֹת׃ס	lê·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H3915 twist, night, adversity

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1 Samuel 30:10 1 Samuel 30:21 · 1 Samuel 30:9

1 Samuel 30:11 Deuteronomy 23:7 · Romans 12:20–21

1 Samuel 30:12 Judges 15:19 · 1 Samuel 14:27

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