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 30:1 ¶ And it came to pass,º when Däwið דָּוִדº and his menºº were comeºº to Xîklaq צִיקלַגº on the thirdº day,º that the `Ámälëkîm עֲמָלֵקִיםº had invadedººº the south,º and Xîklaq צִיקלַג,º and smittenººº Xîklaq צִיקלַג,º and burnedºº it with fire;º

 30:1 ¶ And it came to pass, when Dawid and his men were come to Tziqlag on the third day, that the Amaleqim had invaded the south, and Tziqlag, and smitten Tziqlag, and burned it with fire;

 30:2 And had taken the womenº captives,ºººº thatº [were] therein: they slewºº notº any,º eitherº greatº or small,ºº but carried [them] away,ºº and wentººº on their way.º

 30:2 And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them] away, and went on their way.

 30:3 ¶ So Däwið דָּוִדº and his menºº cameºº toº the city,º and, behold,º [it was] burnedºº with fire;º and their wives,º and their sons,º and their daughters,º were taken captives.ºº

 30:3 ¶ So Dawid and his men came to the city, and, behold, [it was] burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

 30:4 Then Däwið דָּוִדº and the peopleº thatº [were] withº him lifted upººº their voiceº and wept,ºº untilºº they had no moreº powerº to weep.ºº

 30:4 Then Dawid and the people that [were] with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

 30:5 And Däwið's דָּוִדº twoº wivesº were taken captives,ºº ´Áçînö`am אֲחִינֹעַםº the Yizræ`ë´lî± יִזרְעֵאלִית,º and ´Áviqäyil אֲבִגָיִלº the wifeº of Näväl נָבָלº the Carmælî כַּרמְלִי.º

 30:5 And Dawid's two wives were taken captives, Achinoam the Yizreelith, and Avigayil the wife of Naval the Karmeli.

 30:6 And Däwið דָּוִדº was greatlyº distressed;ºº forº the peopleº spakeºº of stoningºº him, becauseº the soulº of allº the peopleº was grieved,ºº every manº forº his sonsº and forº his daughters:º but Däwið דָּוִדº encouragedºº himselfº in Yähwè יָהוֶהº his ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.º

 30:6 And Dawid was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but Dawid encouraged himself in Yahweh his Elohim.

 30:7 And Däwið דָּוִדº saidºº toº ´Evyä±är אֶביָתָרº the priest,º ´Áçîmele¢'s אֲחִימֶלֶךº son,º I pray thee,º bring me hitherºº the ephod.º And ´Evyä±är אֶביָתָרº broughtºº thitherº the ephodº toº Däwið דָּוִד.º

 30:7 And Dawid said to Evyathar the priest, Achimelekh's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Evyathar brought thither the ephod to Dawid.

 30:8 And Däwið דָּוִדº enquiredºº at Yähwè יָהוֶה,º saying,ºº Shall I pursueºº afterº thisº troop?º shall I overtakeºº them? And he answeredºº him, Pursue:ºº forº thou shalt surelyºº overtakeºº [them], and without failºº recoverºº [all].

 30:8 And Dawid enquired at Yahweh, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].

 30:9 So Däwið דָּוִדº went,ººº heº and the sixº hundredº menº thatº [were] withº him, and cameºº toº the brookº Bæ$ôr בְּשׂוֹר,º where those that were left behindºº stayed.ºº

 30:9 So Dawid went, he and the six hundred men that [were] with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

 30:10 But Däwið דָּוִדº pursued,ºº heº and fourº hundredº men:º for two hundredºº abode behind,ºº whichº were so faintºº that they could not go overºººº the brookº Bæ$ôr בְּשׂוֹר.º

 30:10 But Dawid pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.

 30:11 ¶ And they foundºº a Mixrî מִצרִיºº in the field,º and broughtºº him toº Däwið דָּוִד,º and gaveºº him bread,º and he did eat;ºº and they made him drinkºº water;º

 30:11 ¶ And they found a Mitzri in the field, and brought him to Dawid, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

 30:12 And they gaveºº him a pieceº of a cakeº of figs,º and twoº clusters of raisins:º and when he had eaten,ºº his spiritº came againºº toº him: forº he had eatenºº noº bread,º norº drunkºº [any] water,º threeº daysº and threeº nights.º

 30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk [any] water, three days and three nights.

 30:13 And Däwið דָּוִדº saidºº unto him, To whomº [belongest] thou?º and whenceººº [art] thou?º And he said,ºº Iº [am] a young manº of Mixrayim מִצרַיִם,º servantº to an `Ámälëkî עֲמָלֵקִי;ºº and my ´áðôn אֲדוֹןº leftºº me, becauseº threeº daysº agone I fell sick.ºº

 30:13 And Dawid said unto him, To whom [belongest] thou? and whence [art] thou? And he said, I [am] a young man of Mitzrayim, servant to an Amaleqi; and my adon left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

 30:14 Weº made an invasionºº [upon] the southº of the Cærë±îm כְּרֵתִים,º and uponº [the coast] whichº [belongeth] to Yæhûðà יְהוּדָה,º and uponº the southº of Cälëv כָּלֵב;º and we burnedºº Xîklaq צִיקלַגº with fire.º

 30:14 We made an invasion [upon] the south of the Kerethim, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Yehudah, and upon the south of Kalev; and we burned Tziqlag with fire.

 30:15 And Däwið דָּוִדº saidºº toº him, Canst thou bring me downºº toº thisº company?º And he said,ºº Swearºº unto me by ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים,º that thou wilt neitherº killºº me, norº deliverºº me into the handsº of my ´áðôn אֲדוֹן,º and I will bring thee downºº toº thisº company.º

 30:15 And Dawid said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by Elohim, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my adon, and I will bring thee down to this company.

 30:16 ¶ And when he had brought him down,ºº behold,º [they were] spread abroadºº uponºº allºº the earth,º eatingºº and drinking,ºº and dancing,ºº because of allº the greatº spoilº thatº they had takenºº out of the landºº of the Pælištîm פְּלִשׁתִּים,º and out of the landºº of Yæhûðà יְהוּדָה.º

 30:16 ¶ And when he had brought him down, behold, [they were] spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Pelishtim, and out of the land of Yehudah.

 30:17 And Däwið דָּוִדº smoteºº them from the twilightºº even untoº the eveningº of the next day:º and there escapedºº notº a manº of them, saveºº fourº hundredº youngº men,º whichº rodeºº uponº camels,º and fled.ºº

 30:17 And Dawid smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

 30:18 And Däwið דָּוִדº recoveredººº allº thatº the `Ámälëkîm עֲמָלֵקִיםº had carried away:ºº and Däwið דָּוִדº rescuedºº his twoº wives.º

 30:18 And Dawid recovered all that the Amaleqim had carried away: and Dawid rescued his two wives.

 30:19 And there was nothingº lackingºº to them, neitherº smallº norº great,º neitherº sonsº nor daughters,º neither spoil,ºº norº anyº [thing] thatº they had takenºº to them: Däwið דָּוִדº recoveredºº all.º

 30:19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any [thing] that they had taken to them: Dawid recovered all.

 30:20 And Däwið דָּוִדº tookººº allº the flocksº and the herds,º [which] they draveºº beforeº thoseº [other] cattle,º and said,ºº Thisº [is] Däwið's דָּוִדº spoil.º

 30:20 And Dawid took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drave before those [other] cattle, and said, This [is] Dawid's spoil.

 30:21 ¶ And Däwið דָּוִדº cameºº toº the two hundredº men,ºº whichº were so faintºº that they could not followºººº Däwið דָּוִד,º whom they had made also to abideºº at the brookº Bæ$ôr בְּשׂוֹר:º and they went forthºº to meetºº Däwið דָּוִד,º and to meetºº the peopleº thatº [were] withº him: and when Däwið דָּוִדº came nearºº toº the people,º he salutedººº them.

 30:21 ¶ And Dawid came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow Dawid, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet Dawid, and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when Dawid came near to the people, he saluted them.

 30:22 Then answeredºº allº the wickedº menº and [men] of Bæliyya`al בְּלִיַּעַל,º of thoseººº thatº wentºº withº Däwið דָּוִד,º and said,ºº Becauseºº they wentºº notº withº us, we will notº giveºº them [ought] of the spoilºº thatº we have recovered,ºº saveºº to every manºº his wifeº and his children,º that they may lead [them] away,ºº and depart.ººº

 30:22 Then answered all the wicked men and [men] of Beliyyaal, of those that went with Dawid, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them [ought] of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead [them] away, and depart.

 30:23 Then saidºº Däwið דָּוִד,º Ye shall notº doº so,ººº my brethren,º withº that whichº Yähwè יָהוֶהº hath givenºº us, who hath preservedºº us, and deliveredººº the companyº that cameºº againstº us into our hand.º

 30:23 Then said Dawid, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which Yahweh hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

 30:24 For whoº will hearkenºº unto you in thisº matter?º butº as his partº [is] that goeth downºººº to the battle,º so [shall] his partº [be] that tarriethºº byº the stuff:º they shall partºº alike.º

 30:24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part [is] that goeth down to the battle, so [shall] his part [be] that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

 30:25 And it wasº [so] from that dayººº forward,º that he madeºº it a statuteº and an ordinanceº for Yi$rä´ël יִשׂרָאֵלº untoº thisº day.º

 30:25 And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Yisrael unto this day.

 30:26 ¶ And when Däwið דָּוִדº cameºº toº Xîklaq צִיקלַג,º he sentºº of the spoilºº unto the eldersº of Yæhûðà יְהוּדָה,º [even] to his friends,º saying,ºº Beholdº a presentº for you of the spoilºº of the enemiesºº of Yähwè יָהוֶה;º

 30:26 ¶ And when Dawid came to Tziqlag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Yehudah, [even] to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of Yahweh;

 30:27 To [them]º whichº [were] in Bê± ´Ël בֵּית־אֵל,º and to [them] whichº [were] in southº Rämô± רָמוֹת,º and to [them] whichº [were] in Yattîr יַתִּיר,º

 30:27 To [them] which [were] in Beth-El, and to [them] which [were] in south Ramoth, and to [them] which [were] in Yattir,

 30:28 And to [them] whichº [were] in `Árö`ër עֲרֹעֵר,º and to [them] whichº [were] in §ifmô± שִׂפמוֹת,º and to [them] whichº [were] in ´Eštæmöå` אֶשׁתְּמֹעַ,º

 30:28 And to [them] which [were] in Aroer, and to [them] which [were] in Sifmoth, and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa,

 30:29 And to [them] whichº [were] in Rä¢äl רָכָל,º and to [them] whichº [were] in the citiesº of the Yæraçmæ´ëlîm יְרַחמְאֵלִים,º and to [them] whichº [were] in the citiesº of the Kênîm קֵינִים,º

 30:29 And to [them] which [were] in Rakhal, and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Yerachmeelim, and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Qenim,

 30:30 And to [them] whichº [were] in Çormà חָרמָה,º and to [them] whichº [were] in Bôr `Äšän בּוֹר־עָשָׁן,º and to [them] whichº [were] in `Á±ä¢ עֲתָך,º

 30:30 And to [them] which [were] in Chormah, and to [them] which [were] in Bor-Ashan, and to [them] which [were] in Athakh,

 30:31 And to [them] whichº [were] in Çevrôn חֶברוֹן,º and to allº the placesº whereºº Däwið דָּוִדº himselfº and his menºº were wont to haunt.ºº

 30:31 And to [them] which [were] in Chevron, and to all the places where Dawid himself and his men were wont to haunt.