1 Samuel 30:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וּֽלְכָל־הַמְּקֹמ֛וֹת אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלֶּךְ־שָׁ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו

Transliteration

And to those wəlaʾăšer in bəḥeḇrôn and to all-ûləḵāl-the hamməqōmôṯ where-ʾăšer-hiṯhalleḵ-there šām dāwiḏ, hûʾ and his waʾănāšāyw

Grammar Details

*wəlaʾăšer*: conjunction + preposition + relative pronoun - and to those who/that
*bəḥeḇrôn*: preposition + proper noun - in Hebron
*ûləḵāl*: conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular construct - and to all of
*hamməqōmôṯ*: definite article + noun masculine plural - the places
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - where/that
*hiṯhalleḵ*: hithpael perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he walked about/went about
*šām*: adverb - there
*dāwiḏ*: proper noun - David
*hûʾ*: independent personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he
*waʾănāšāyw*: conjunction + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his men

Word Meanings

*bəḥeḇrôn*: in Hebron
*hamməqōmôṯ*: the places/the locations
*hiṯhalleḵ*: walked about/went about/roamed/traveled
*waʾănāšāyw*: and his men/and his followers

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 2:1 : 1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
2 Sam 2:4 : 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
2 Sam 4:1 : 1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 Sam 15:10 : 10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
Josh 14:13-15 : 13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. 14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

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