1 Samuel 30:3

“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.”

1 Samuel 30:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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and his menאֲנָשָׁיanashay

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the townעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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it was burnedשְׂרוּפָהserufa

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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with fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and their wivesנְשֵׁיneshe

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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and their sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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and their daughtersבְנֹתֵיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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had been taken captiveנִשְׁבּוּnishbu

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

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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.

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