1 Samuel 30:17
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.”
מָלַט
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
נַעַר
young man
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נַעַר
(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
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דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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רָכַב
they rode
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רָכַב
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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