1 Samuel 30

Returning to Tsiqlaq, David finds it burned by 'Amaleqim who have taken captives including his two wives; pursuing them with 400 men after 'enquiring of YHWH, David recovers all plunder, people, and livestock without loss[2]. Despite objections from wicked men, David justly distributes the spoil equally among all, including the 200 exhausted men left behind, establishing the principle 'This is David's plunder'[2].

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וַ/תֵּ֨צֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤓 vatetser and was distressed and she was pressed HC/Vqw3fs לְ/דָוִ֜ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np מְאֹ֗ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אָמְר֤וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru spoke they said HVqp3cp הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לְ/סָקְל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤎𐤒𐤋/𐤅 lesaqelo to stone him to stone him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because HC מָ֨רָה֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤄 marah was bitter Defiance HVqp3fs נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh soul breathing being HNcbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR בנ/ו 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 vnv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmsc/Sp3ms בָּנָ֣י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R בְּנֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤅 benotayv his daughters his daughters HNcfpc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 vayitechazeq and strengthened himself and he strengthened himself HC/Vtw3ms דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) in the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones HNcmpc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp הֲ/תוֹרִדֵ֖/נִי 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤃/𐤍𐤉 hatorideni will you bring me down you will bring me down HTi/Vhi2ms/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/גְּד֣וּד 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 hagedud the band the raiding band HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הִשָּׁבְעָ/ה֩ 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤏/𐤄 hishaveah swear Swear an oath! HVNv2ms/Sh לִּ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs בֵֽ/אלֹהִ֜ים 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 velohim Mulimu (Lozi) by God mighty ones HR/Ncmpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תְּמִיתֵ֗/נִי 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤕/𐤍𐤉 temiteni you kill me you will cause me to die HVhi2ms/Sp1cs וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim or if and if HC/C תַּסְגִּרֵ֨/נִי֙ 𐤕𐤎𐤂𐤓/𐤍𐤉 tasegireni you deliver me you hand me over HVhi2ms/Sp1cs בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc אֲדֹנִ֔/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my master my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אוֹרִֽדְ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤃/𐤊 veoridekha and I will bring you down and I will cause you to descend HC/Vhi1cs/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/גְּד֥וּד 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 hagedud-2 the band the raiding band HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this one HTd/Pdxms
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וַ/יֹּ֣רִדֵ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃/𐤄𐤅 vayoridehu and he led him down and he brought him down HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm נְטֻשִׁ֖ים 𐤍𐤈𐤔𐤉𐤌 netushim spread out abandoned ones HVqsmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face of face of HNcbpc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֹכְלִ֤ים 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 okhelim eating eating ones HVqrmpa וְ/שֹׁתִים֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 veshotim and drinking and drinking-ones HC/Vqrmpa וְ/חֹ֣גְגִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤂𐤂𐤉𐤌 vechogegim and celebrating and festival-celebrating ones HC/Vqrmpa בְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol over all in entirety HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁלָ֣ל 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤋 hashalal the spoil the plundered spoils HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּד֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לָקְח֛וּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 laqechu they had taken they took HVqp3cp מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land of from land HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וּ/מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 umeerets and from the land of and from land HC/R/Ncbsc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
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וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo And David came and he came HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מָאתַ֨יִם 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 matayim two-hundred two hundred HAcbda הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֜ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr פִּגְּר֣וּ 𐤐𐤂𐤓𐤅 pigeru had-stayed-behind they grew exhausted HVpp3cp מִ/לֶּ֣כֶת 𐤌/𐤋𐤊𐤕 milekhet from-going from going HR/Vqc אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR דָוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וַ/יֹּֽשִׁיבֻ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤌 vayoshivum and-they-made-them-stay and they settled them HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp בְּ/נַ֣חַל 𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋 benachal at-the-brook in a seasonal stream of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בְּשׂ֔וֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤅𐤓 habesor Besor the Wadi Besor the Besor HTd/Np וַ/יֵּֽצְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and-they-went-out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to-meet to encounter HR/Vqc דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-3 David David David HNp וְ/לִ/קְרַ֖את 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 veliqerat and-to-meet and to encounter HC/R/Vqc הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr אִתּ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with-him with him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּגַּ֤שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤔 vayigash and-he-approached and he approached HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-4 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the-people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and-he-asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem them HR/Sp3mp לְ/שָׁלֽוֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom peace for wholeness HR/Ncmsa
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וַ/יַּ֜עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan Then answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish the men man HNcmsa רָ֣ע 𐤓𐤏 ra wicked bad HAamsa וּ/בְלִיַּ֗עַל 𐤅/𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 uveliyaal and worthless worthless man HC/Ncmsa מֵֽ/הָ/אֲנָשִׁים֮ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 mehaanashim among the men from the men HR/Td/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הָלְכ֣וּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halekhu went they walked HVqp3cp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR דָּוִד֒ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and they said HC/Vqw3mp יַ֚עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan Because because HC אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הָלְכ֣וּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halekhu-2 went they walked HVqp3cp עִמִּ֔/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with us with me HR/Sp1cs לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn נִתֵּ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 niten give we will give HVqi1cp לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp מֵ/הַ/שָּׁלָ֖ל 𐤌/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤋 mehashalal of the spoil from the plunder HR/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which HTr הִצַּ֑לְנוּ 𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤍𐤅 hitsalenu we have recovered we rescued HVhp1cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki but for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if if / whether HC אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 every man man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אִשְׁתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To בָּנָ֔י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his children his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/יִנְהֲג֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤄𐤂𐤅 veyinehagu that they may lead they will drive HC/Vqi3mp וְ/יֵלֵֽכוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 veyelekhu and depart and they will go HC/Vqi3mp
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