1 Samuel 30:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֲנַ֡חְנוּ פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ נֶ֧גֶב הַכְּרֵתִ֛י וְעַל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־נֶ֣גֶב כָּלֵ֑ב וְאֶת־צִקְלַ֖ג שָׂרַ֥פְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ

Transliteration

ʾănaḥnû pāšaṭnû neḡeḇ the hakkerēṯî and upon-that which waʿal-ʾăšer to lîhûḏāh and upon-wəʿal-neḡeḇ kālēḇ, and wəʾeṯ-ṣiqlaḡ we śārap̄nû in the bāʾēš

Grammar Details

*ʾănaḥnû*: independent personal pronoun, 1st common plural - we
*pāšaṭnû*: qal perfect, 1st common plural - we raided
*neḡeḇ*: noun masculine singular construct - Negev/south of
*hakkerēṯî*: definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Cherethites
*waʿal*: conjunction + preposition - and upon/against
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*lîhûḏāh*: preposition + proper noun - to/belonging to Judah
*wəʿal*: conjunction + preposition - and upon/against
*kālēḇ*: proper noun - Caleb
*wəʾeṯ*: conjunction + direct object marker
*ṣiqlaḡ*: proper noun - Ziklag
*śārap̄nû*: qal perfect, 1st common plural - we burned
*bāʾēš*: preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the fire

Word Meanings

*pāšaṭnû*: raided/invaded/attacked
*neḡeḇ*: south/Negev/southern region
*hakkerēṯî*: the Cherethites/a Philistine people group
*neḡeḇ kālēḇ*: Negev of Caleb/southern territory of Caleb
*śārap̄nû*: burned/set on fire

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 8:18 : 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
1 Kgs 1:38 : 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
1 Kgs 1:44 : 44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
Ezek 25:16 : 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
Zeph 2:5 : 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
Josh 14:13 : 13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Josh 15:13 : 13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
1 Sam 30:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
1 Sam 30:16 : 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 Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
1 Chr 18:17 : 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

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1 Sam 30:1-3
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1And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2And 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.
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9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
10And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
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15And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
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1 Sam 14:48
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12And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
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1 Sam 23:1-3
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1 Sam 26:2
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1 Sam 23:19
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2 Sam 8:12
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