1 Samuel 30:13

“David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” He said, “I am an Egyptian young man, slave of an Amalekite man; my master left me because I fell sick three days ago.”

1 Samuel 30:13 · 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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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am an Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsri

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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young manנַעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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slaveעֶבֶדeved

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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of an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִיamaleki

Amalekite

Amalekite(s): a nomadic people of southern Canaan, enemies of Israel from the exodus onward.

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manאִישׁish

man

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

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my masterאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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left meיַּעַזְבֵyaazve

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

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I fell sickחָלִיתִיchaliti

be sick

To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.

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three days agoיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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three days agoשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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The context

12They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate, and his spirit returned to him, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.

13 · This verse (above)

14We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, and against what belongs to Judah, and against the Negev of Caleb; and Ziklag we burned with fire.”

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