Davidדָוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוcameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלthe town,הָעִירand look,וְהִנֵּהit was burnedשְׂרוּפָהwith fire,בָּאֵשׁand their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶםand their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶםand their daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶםhad been taken captive.נִשְׁבּוּ
1 Samuel 30:3
Study it in the app“David and his men came to the town, and look, it was burned with fire, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 30:3, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashay” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- the townעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- it was burnedשְׂרוּפָהserufa
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “serufa” appears- with fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- and their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appears- and their sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- and their daughtersבְנֹתֵיvenote
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venote” appears- had been taken captiveנִשְׁבּוּnishbu
take captive
Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.
Where else “nishbu” appears
The context
2They had taken captive the women who were in it, from small to great; they had not put to death anyone, but carried them off and went on their way.
3 · This verse (above)
4David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept until there was no strength in them to weep.