Whoוּמִיwill listenיִשְׁמַעto youלָכֶםin thisלַ הַזֶּהmatter?דָּבָרForכִּיas the shareכְּחֵלֶקof him who goes downהַיֹּרֵדinto battle,בַּמִּלְחָמָהso shall be the shareוּכְחֵלֶקof him who staysהַיֹּשֵׁבbyעַלthe baggage;הַכֵּלִיםthey shall shareיַחֲלֹקוּalike.”יַחְדָּו
1 Samuel 30:24
Study it in the app“Who 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 30:24, word by word
- will listenיִשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- as the shareחֵלֶקchelek
portion
What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".
Where else “chelek” appears- of him who goes downיֹּרֵדyored
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yored” appears- into battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- of him who staysיֹּשֵׁבyoshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- the baggageכֵּלִיםkelim
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelim” appears- they shall shareיַחֲלֹקוּyachaloku
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “yachaloku” appears- alikeיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears
The context
23David 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.
24 · This verse (above)
25And so it was from that day forward: he made it a statute and a rule for Israel to this day.