Whenוַיְהִי בְּDavidדָוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוcameבֹאto Ziklagצִקְלַגon the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיday,יּוֹםthe Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִיhad raidedפָשְׁטוּagainst the Negevאֶל נֶגֶבand againstוְאֶלZiklag,צִקְלַגand they had struckוַיַּכּוּZiklagצִקְלַגand burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפוּitאֹתָהּwith fire.בָּאֵשׁ
1 Samuel 30:1
Study it in the app“When David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had raided against the Negev and against Ziklag, and they had struck Ziklag and burned it with fire.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 30:1, word by word
- Whenיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- cameבֹאvo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appears- to Ziklagצִקְלַגtsiklag
Ziklag
Ziklag: a town of the Negev; later it belonged to David (1 Samuel 27:6).
Where else “tsiklag” appears- on the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִיamaleki
Amalekite
Amalekite(s): a nomadic people of southern Canaan, enemies of Israel from the exodus onward.
Where else “amaleki” appears- had raidedפָשְׁטוּfashtu
raid
To make a raid.
Where else “fashtu” appears- against the Negevנֶגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears- and they had struckיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- and burnedיִּשְׂרְפוּyisrfu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “yisrfu” appears- with fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2They had taken captive the women who were in it, from small to great; they had not put to death anyone, but carried them off and went on their way.