1 Samuel 30:15

“David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band?” He said, “Swear to me by Elohim that you will not kill me and that you will not deliver me into the hand of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.””

1 Samuel 30:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 30:15, word by word

Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

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

Where else “david” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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you bring me downתוֹרִדֵtoride

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

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bandגְּדוּדgedud

band, raiders

Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.

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“Swearהִשָּׁבְעָhishava

swear

To promise with God as witness.

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by Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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kill meתְּמִיתֵtemite

kill

To kill someone.

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deliver meתַּסְגִּרֵtasgire

hand over

To leave a person or a people in the power of an enemy.

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into the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of my masterאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

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

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The context

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.”

15 · This verse (above)

16He brought him down, and look, they were spread out over the face of all the land, eating and drinking and celebrating because of all the great spoil that they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

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