Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. They gave him water to drink and food to eat— New Living Translation Along the way they found an Egyptian man in a field and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. English Standard Version They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate. They gave him water to drink, Berean Standard Bible Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat— King James Bible And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; New King James Version Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. New American Standard Bible Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. NASB 1995 Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. NASB 1977 Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. Legacy Standard Bible Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David and gave him bread, and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. Amplified Bible They found an Egyptian [who had collapsed] in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they gave him water to drink, Christian Standard Bible David’s men found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. Holman Christian Standard Bible They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink. American Standard Version And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink; Contemporary English Version Some of David's men found an Egyptian out in a field and took him to David. They gave the Egyptian some bread, and he ate it. Then they gave him a drink of water, English Revised Version And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink: GOD'S WORD® Translation David's men found an Egyptian in the open country and took him to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink. Good News Translation The men with David found a young Egyptian out in the country and brought him to David. They gave him some food and water, International Standard Version They found an Egyptian man in the field, and they took him to David. They gave him food to eat and provided water for him. Majority Standard Bible Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat— NET Bible Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink. New Heart English Bible They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink. Webster's Bible Translation And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they made him drink water; World English Bible They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him to David, and give bread to him, and he eats, and they cause him to drink water, Young's Literal Translation and they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him unto David, and give to him bread, and he eateth, and they cause him to drink water, Smith's Literal Translation And they will find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and they will take him to David, and they will give to him bread, and he will eat; and they will give him water to drink; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David: and they gave him bread to eat, and water to drink, Catholic Public Domain Version And they found an Egyptian man in the field, and they led him to David. And they gave him bread, so that he might eat, and water, so that he might drink, New American Bible An Egyptian was found in the open country and brought to David. They gave him food to eat and water to drink; New Revised Standard Version In the open country they found an Egyptian, and brought him to David. They gave him bread and he ate; they gave him water to drink; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they found an Egyptian in a field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they found an Egyptian man in a field, and they brought him to David, and they gave him bread, and he ate and drank water OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink; Brenton Septuagint Translation And they find an Egyptian in the field, and they take him, and bring him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they caused him to drink water. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Destroys the Amalekites…10because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit. 11Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat— 12a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.… Cross References Genesis 37:25-28 And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt. / Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? / Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed. ... Genesis 40:14-15 But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison. / For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.” Exodus 2:15-22 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. / Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. ... Judges 8:4-5 Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit. / So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 2 Kings 7:3-8 Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? / If we say, ‘Let us go into the city,’ we will die there from the famine in the city; but if we sit here, we will also die. So come now, let us go over to the camp of the Arameans. If they let us live, we will live; if they kill us, we will die.” / So they arose at twilight and went to the camp of the Arameans. But when they came to the outskirts of the camp, there was not a man to be found. ... 2 Kings 25:27-30 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Nehemiah 2:2-8 so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear / and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” / “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven ... Psalm 41:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. Proverbs 25:21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. / For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. Isaiah 58:7 Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Matthew 25:35-40 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... Luke 10:30-37 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. ... John 4:7-10 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) / “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ... Acts 8:26-31 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” / So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship, / and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet. ... Acts 9:10-19 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. / “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. / In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.” ... Treasury of Scripture And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; gave him Deuteronomy 15:7-11 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: … Deuteronomy 23:7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. Proverbs 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: Jump to Previous Ate Bread Cause Country David Drink Eat Eateth Egyptian Open Provided WaterJump to Next Ate Bread Cause Country David Drink Eat Eateth Egyptian Open Provided Water1 Samuel 30 1. The Amalekites raid Ziklag4. David asking counsel, is encouraged by God to pursue them 11. By the means of a received Egyptian he is brought to the enemies, 18. and recovers all the spoil 22. David's law to divide the spoil equally 26. He sends presents to his friends Now his men found The phrase "his men found" indicates the providential guidance of God in the lives of David and his men. The Hebrew root for "found" is "מָצָא" (matsa), which often implies discovery or encountering something significant. This encounter was not by chance but orchestrated by God to provide David with crucial information. In the broader biblical narrative, God often uses seemingly random encounters to fulfill His purposes, reminding us of His sovereignty and the importance of being attentive to divine appointments in our lives. an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David They gave him water to drink and food to eat Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now [his men] foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present an Egyptian מִצְרִי֙ (miṣ·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt in the field בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (baś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land and brought וַיִּקְח֥וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take him to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David. דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse They gave וַיִּתְּנוּ־ (way·yit·tə·nū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set [the man] ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew water מָֽיִם׃ (mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen to drink וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ (way·yaš·qu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to and food לֶ֙חֶם֙ (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain to eat— וַיֹּ֔אכַל (way·yō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat Links 1 Samuel 30:11 NIV1 Samuel 30:11 NLT 1 Samuel 30:11 ESV 1 Samuel 30:11 NASB 1 Samuel 30:11 KJV 1 Samuel 30:11 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 30:11 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 30:11 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 30:11 French Bible 1 Samuel 30:11 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 30:11 They found an Egyptian in the field (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |