1 Samuel 30:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד ה֚וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל הַבְּשׂ֑וֹר וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים עָמָֽדוּ

Transliteration

And wayyēleḵ dāwiḏ, hûʾ and six-wəšēš-hundred ʾîš who ʾăšer with him, and they wayyāḇōʾû unto-naḥal the habbeśôr, and those wəhannôṯārîm ʿāmāḏû

Grammar Details

*wayyēleḵ*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*dāwiḏ*: proper noun - David
*hûʾ*: independent personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
*wəšēš*: conjunction + cardinal number - and six
*ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - men
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/that/which
*wayyāḇōʾû*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd common plural - and they came
*naḥal*: noun masculine singular construct - wadi/brook of
*habbeśôr*: definite article + proper noun - the Besor
*wəhannôṯārîm*: conjunction + definite article + niphal participle masculine plural - and those remaining/left behind
*ʿāmāḏû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they stayed/stood

Word Meanings

*wayyēleḵ*: went/walked/proceeded
*wayyāḇōʾû*: came/arrived/reached
*naḥal*: wadi/brook/stream/river valley
*wəhannôṯārîm*: those remaining/those left behind/those staying
*ʿāmāḏû*: stayed/stood/remained/stopped

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 27:2 : 2 And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Sam 30:10
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10But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
1 Sam 30:20-23
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20And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drove before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
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1 Sam 30:8
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8And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and shalt without fail recover [all].
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