Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“You shall notלֹאdoתַעֲשׂוּso,כֵןmy brothers,אֶחָיwith whatאֵת אֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas givenנָתַןus;לָנוּhe has keptוַיִּשְׁמֹרusאֹתָנוּand givenוַיִּתֵּןthe bandהַגְּדוּדthat cameהַבָּאagainst usעָלֵינוּinto our hand.בְּיָדֵנוּ
1 Samuel 30:23
Study it in the app“David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what YHWH has given us; he has kept us and given the band that came against us into our hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 30:23, 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.
Where else “yomer” appears- doתַעֲשׂוּtaasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasu” appears- my brothersאֶחָeach
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “each” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has givenנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- he has keptיִּשְׁמֹרyishmor
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “yishmor” appears- the bandגְּדוּדgedud
band, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedud” appears- that cameבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- into our handיָדֵyade
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yade” appears
The context
22Every evil and wicked man among the men who had gone with David answered and said, “Because they did not go with me, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have rescued, except to each man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and go.”
23 · This verse (above)
24Who will listen to you in this matter? For as the share of him who goes down into battle, so shall be the share of him who stays by the baggage; they shall share alike.”