1 Samuel 30:9

Authorized King James Version

So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
H1980
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
#2
דָּוִ֗ד
H1732
So David
david, the youngest son of jesse
#3
ה֚וּא
H1931
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
#4
וְשֵׁשׁ
H8337
he and the six
six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
#5
מֵא֥וֹת
H3967
hundred
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
#6
אִישׁ֙
H376
men
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
#7
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
H834
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
#8
אִתּ֔וֹ
H854
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
#9
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ
H935
that were with him and came
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
#10
עַד
H5704
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
#11
נַ֣חַל
H5158
to the brook
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
#12
הַבְּשׂ֑וֹר
H1308
Besor
besor, a stream of palestine
#13
וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים
H3498
where those that were left behind
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively to leave, cause to abound, preserve
#14
עָמָֽדוּ׃
H5975
stayed
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine revelation contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of 1 Samuel Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine revelation in this particular way.

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