David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives.
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David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives.
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And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
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And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
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- Genesis 14:16 He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites…
1Sa 30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
Ver. 18. All that the Amalekites.] Non nisi cum faenore.
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rescued his two wives.] Who might be vexed, but not violated, and now were double endeared to him.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried…
And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away,.... The wives and children of the Israelites, and their goods, excepting the provisions they had eaten:
and David rescued his two wives; which is particularly observed, because a special concern of his.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. recovered … rescued] Different renderings of the same…
18. recovered … rescued] Different renderings of the same Heb. word, used also in 1Sa_30:8. Rescue is the best equivalent. “Recovered” in 1Sa_30:19 is a different word; literally meaning “brought back.”
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 18, 19. Recovered. Hebrew, "rescued," or "delivered." The…
Vers. 18, 19. Recovered. Hebrew, "rescued," or "delivered." The word occurs again in the second clause of the verse, and is there translated "rescued." Had carried away. Hebrew, "had taken." In ver. 19 recovered is literally "caused to return," i.e. restored.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 recovered ... rescued
recovered ... rescued
"got back ... got back." These two words translate the same Hebrew word. Your language may also have a word for a person getting his own property back from the person who stole it that is different from the word for a person getting his wife back from those who have captured her.
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rescued his two wives
"got his two wives back" or "saved his two wives from danger"
Nothing was missing
"None of the items the Amalekites had stolen were lost"
neither small nor great
Possible meanings are 1) "neither unimportant people nor important people" or 2) "neither physically small nor physically large." See how you translated similar words in 1 Samuel 30:2.
booty
goods that the Amelekites had stolen. See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 30:16.
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David
Amalek
flocks
cow
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