Davidדָוִדwould strikeוְהִכָּהthe landהָאָרֶץand leave aliveוְלֹא יְחַיֶּהneither manאִישׁnor woman,וְאִשָּׁהand he would takeוְלָקַחsheep and goatsצֹאןand cattleוּבָקָרand donkeysוַחֲמֹרִיםand camelsוּגְמַלִּיםand clothing,וּבְגָדִיםand come backוַיָּשָׁבand comeוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלAchish.אָכִישׁ
1 Samuel 27:9
Study it in the app“David would strike the land and leave alive neither man nor woman, and he would take sheep and goats and cattle and donkeys and camels and clothing, and come back and come to Achish.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 27:9, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- would strikeהִכָּהhika
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hika” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and leave aliveיְחַיֶּהyechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “yechaye” appears- neither manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- nor womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- and he would takeלָקַחlakach
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “lakach” appears- sheep and goatsצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- and donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamorim” appears- and camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appears- and clothingבְגָדִיםvegadim
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vegadim” appears- and come backיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- and comeיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- Achishאָכִישׁachish
Achish
Achish: a Philistine king of the city of Gath, with whom David took refuge twice (1 Samuel 21 and 27–29); in 1 Kings 2:39-40 the king of Gath has the same name.
Where else “achish” appears
The context
8David and his men would go up and raid the Geshurites, the Gizrites, and the Amalekites, for these inhabited the land from of old, as you go toward Shur and as far as the land of Egypt.
9 · This verse (above)
10Achish would say, “Against whom have you raided today?” And David would say, “Against the Negev of Judah,” or “against the Negev of the Jerahmeelites,” or “against the Negev of the Kenites.”