1 Samuel 30:9

“David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.”

1 Samuel 30:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 30:9, 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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wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and the sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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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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menאִישׁish

man

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

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and they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the brookנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

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Besorבְּשׂוֹרbesor

Besor

Besor: a brook in the south of Judah, near Ziklag, where two hundred of David's men stayed behind, too exhausted to go on.

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where those who were left behindנּוֹתָרִיםnotarim

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

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stayedעָמָדוּamadu

stop

To halt, cease doing something.

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The context

8David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I pursue after this band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake and you will surely rescue.”

9 · This verse (above)

10David pursued, he and four hundred men, while two hundred men stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.

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