1 Samuel 30:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ כֵ֖ן אֶחָ֑י אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָ֙נוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁמֹ֣ר אֹתָ֔נוּ וַיִּתֵּ֗ן אֶֽת־הַגְּד֛וּד הַבָּ֥א עָלֵ֖ינוּ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer dāwiḏ, "Not-lōʾ-you shall ṯaʿăśû thus, ʾeḥāy, with ʾēṯ that ʾăšer-has given nāṯan yəhwāh to us; and he wayyišmōr us, and he wayyittēn ʾeṯ-the haggəḏûḏ that habbāʾ against us into our bəyāḏēnû"

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *dāwiḏ*: proper noun - David
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *ṯaʿăśû*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall do
• *ʾeḥāy*: noun masculine plural construct with 1st common singular suffix - my brothers
• *ʾēṯ*: direct object marker
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - that/which
• *nāṯan*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has given
• *yəhwāh*: divine name - Yahweh
• *wayyišmōr*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he kept/protected
• *wayyittēn*: consecutive imperfect qal, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *haggəḏûḏ*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the troop/band
• *habbāʾ*: definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - the coming/who came
• *bəyāḏēnû*: preposition + noun feminine singular construct with 1st common plural suffix - into our hand

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: said/spoke
• *ṯaʿăśû*: do/act
• *ʾeḥāy*: my brothers/my kinsmen
• *nāṯan*: has given/granted/provided
• *wayyišmōr*: protected/kept/preserved
• *haggəḏûḏ*: the troop/the band/the raiding party
• *bəyāḏēnû*: into our hand/into our power

Referenced Verses

• Gen 19:7 : 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
• Num 31:49-54 : 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 53 ( For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.
• Deut 8:10 : 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
• Deut 8:18 : 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
• Judg 19:23 : 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
• 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
• 1 Sam 30:8 : 8 And David enquired at the LORD, 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.
• 1 Chr 29:12-14 : 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
• Ps 44:2-7 : 2 How thou didst drive out{H8689)} the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst{H8799)} them; how thou didst afflict{H8686)} the people, and cast them out{H8762)}. 3 For they got not the land in possession{H8804)} by their own sword, neither did their own arm save{H8689)} them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour{H8804)} unto them. 4 Thou art my King, O God: command{H8761)} deliverances for Jacob. 5 Through thee will we push down{H8762)} our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under{H8799)} that rise up{H8801)} against us. 6 For I will not trust{H8799)} in my bow, neither shall my sword save{H8686)} me. 7 But thou hast saved{H8689)} us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame{H8689)} that hated{H8764)} us.
• Ps 121:7-8 : 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
• Hab 1:16 : 16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
• Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
• Acts 22:1 : 1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.