1 Samuel 25:2

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 Tamar was told, Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
• Josh 15:55 : 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
• 1 Sam 23:24 : 24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
• 1 Sam 30:5 : 5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
• 2 Sam 13:23-24 : 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.
• 2 Sam 19:32 : 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old; and he had provided the king with sustenance while he remained at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.
• Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
• Job 42:12 : 12 Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
• Ps 17:14 : 14 From men who are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world who have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hidden treasure; they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babies.
• Ps 73:3-7 : 3 For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no pains in their death; but their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment. 7 Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish.
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
• Gen 13:2 : 2 And Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
• Gen 26:13 : 13 And the man became great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: