1 Samuel 25:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל וְהָאִישׁ֙ גָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֔ד וְל֛וֹ צֹ֥אן שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאֶ֣לֶף עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־צֹאנ֖וֹ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃

Transliteration

And ʾîš in-Māʿôn and maʿăśēhû in-hakkarmel and the-ʾîš gādôl very and to-him ṣōʾn three-ʾălāpîm and one-thousand ʿizzîm and wayəhî in-gəzōz ʾet-ṣōʾnô in-hakkarmel.

Grammar Details

• *ʾîš*: noun masculine singular - man
• *Māʿôn*: proper noun - Maon
• *maʿăśēhû*: noun masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his business/deeds
• *hakkarmel*: proper noun with definite article - the Carmel
• *gādôl*: adjective masculine singular - great/large
• *ṣōʾn*: noun common singular - flock/sheep
• *ʾălāpîm*: noun masculine plural - thousands
• *ʿizzîm*: noun feminine plural - goats
• *wayəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened
• *gəzōz*: qal infinitive construct - to shear
• *ṣōʾnô*: noun common singular + 3ms suffix - his flock

Word Meanings

• *maʿăśēhû*: his business/work/deeds/occupation
• *hakkarmel*: Carmel (place name, not the mountain)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And there was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very wealthy, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was a man{H376} in Maon,{H4584} whose possessions{H4639} were in Carmel;{H3760} and the man{H376} was very{H3966} great,{H1419} and he had three{H7969} thousand{H505} sheep,{H6629} and a thousand{H505} goats:{H5795} and he was shearing{H1494} his sheep{H6629} in Carmel.{H3760}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was a man{H376} in Maon{H4584}, whose possessions{H4639} were in Carmel{H3760}; and the man{H376} was very{H3966} great{H1419}, and he had three{H7969} thousand{H505} sheep{H6629}, and a thousand{H505} goats{H5795}: and he was shearing{H1494}{(H8800)} his sheep{H6629} in Carmel{H3760}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there was a man at Maon, and his possession at Carmel, and the man was of greate power, and had thre thousande shepe, and a thousande goates. And it fortuned that he clypped his shepe at Carmel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now in Maon was a man, who had his possessio in Carmel, & the man was exceeding mightie & had three thousand sheepe, and a thousand goates: and he was shering his sheepe in Carmel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And ther was a man in Maon, whose possession was in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mightie, and had three thousande sheepe & a thousand goates: And he was shearing his sheepe in Carmel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And [there was] a man in Maon, whose possessions [were] in Carmel; and the man [was] very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And `there is' a man in Maon, and his work `is' in Carmel; and the man `is' very great, and he hath three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he is shearing his flock in Carmel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; he was a great man and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats: and he was cutting the wool of his sheep in Carmel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 38:13 : 13 When Tamar was told, 'Your father-in-law is on his way to Timnah to shear his sheep,'
• Josh 15:55 : 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and Juttah.
• 1 Sam 23:24 : 24 So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul, while David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain south of Jeshimon.
• 1 Sam 30:5 : 5 Both of David’s wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
• 2 Sam 13:23-24 : 23 Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come. 24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?'
• 2 Sam 19:32 : 32 Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way.
• Job 1:3 : 3 His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
• Job 42:12 : 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
• Ps 17:14 : 14 By your hand, Lord, save me from people of this world whose reward is in this life. Fill their bellies with what you have stored up; let their children be satisfied, and let them leave their wealth to their little ones.
• Ps 73:3-7 : 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. 5 They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. 6 Therefore, pride is their necklace; violence clothes them like a garment. 7 Their eyes bulge from fatness; their imaginations overflow with malice.
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores. 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
• Gen 13:2 : 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.
• Gen 26:13 : 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.