1 Samuel

1 Samuel 30:16–17

¹⁶So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. ¹⁷And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.

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1 Samuel 30:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he led	וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּ	way·yō·ri·ḏê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
and there were the Amalekites	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
spread out	נְטֻשִׁ֖ים	nə·ṭu·šîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
eating	אֹכְלִ֤ים	’ō·ḵə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H398 eat
drinking	וְשֹׁתִים֙	wə·šō·ṯîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8354 drink
and celebrating	וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים	wə·ḥō·ḡə·ḡîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2287 make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast
the great	הַגָּד֔וֹל	hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
amount of plunder	הַשָּׁלָ֣ל	haš·šā·lāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
they had taken	לָקְח֛וּ	lā·qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3947 take
from the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and the land	וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ	ū·mê·’e·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

1 Samuel 30:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
struck them down	וַיַּכֵּ֥ם	way·yak·kêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
from twilight	מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף	mê·han·ne·šep̄	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
until	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the evening	הָעֶ֖רֶב	hā·‘e·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
of the next day	לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם	lə·mā·ḥo·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4283 the morrow
Not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
escaped	נִמְלַ֤ט	nim·laṭ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4422 slip away
except	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
four	אַרְבַּ֨ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֧וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
young	נַ֛עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
men	אִֽישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
fled	וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃	way·yā·nu·sū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
riding off	רָכְב֥וּ	rā·ḵə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
camels	הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים	hag·gə·mal·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1581 camel

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1 Samuel 30:16 Revelation 11:10–13 · Luke 12:19–20 · Job 20:5 · Daniel 5:1–4 · Judges 16:23–30 · Luke 21:34–35 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · Luke 17:27–29 · 2 Samuel 13:28 · 1 Samuel 30:14

1 Samuel 30:17 1 Samuel 11:11 · Psalm 18:42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.