1 Samuel 30:17

“David struck them from twilight until the evening of the next day; and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode on the camels and fled.”

1 Samuel 30:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 30:17, word by word

Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

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

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struck themיַּכֵּyake

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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twilightנֶּשֶׁףneshef

twilight

When it grows dark at evening.

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the eveningעֶרֶבerev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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of the next dayמָחֳרָתָmachorata

next day

The next day, tomorrow.

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a manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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escapedנִמְלַטnimlat

escape

To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.

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fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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youngנַעַרnaar

boy

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

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rodeרָכְבוּrachvu

ride

To ride an animal or a chariot.

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the camelsגְּמַלִּיםgemalim

camel

Camel.

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and fledיָּנֻסוּyanusu

flee

To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.

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Translation note

“Twilight” can be that of dawn or that of nightfall.

The context

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.

17 · This verse (above)

18David rescued all that Amalek had taken, and his two wives David rescued.

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