1 Samuel 27:9

“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.”

1 Samuel 27:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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would strikeהִכָּהhika

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and leave aliveיְחַיֶּהyechaye

keep alive

To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.

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neither manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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nor womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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and he would takeלָקַחlakach

seize

To take away, seize.

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sheep and goatsצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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and cattleבָקָרvakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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and donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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and camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim

camel

Camel.

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and clothingבְגָדִיםvegadim

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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and come backיָּשָׁבyashav

return

To go back to a place.

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and comeיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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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.

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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.”

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