1 Samuel 30:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־
(vai·yit·te·nu-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him a pieceפֶ֨לַח
(fe·lach)
6400: cleavage, a millstonefrom palach
of fig cakeדְּבֵלָ֜ה
(de·ve·lah)
1690: a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cakefrom an unused word
and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤י
(u·she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
clusters of raisins,צִמֻּקִים֙
(tzim·mu·kim)
6778: bunch of raisinsfrom tsamaq
and he ate;וַיֹּ֔אכַל
(vai·yo·chal,)
398: to eata prim. root
then his spiritרוּחֹ֖ו
(ru·chov)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
revived.וַתָּ֥שָׁב
(vat·ta·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
For he had not eatenאָ֤כַל
(a·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
breadלֶ֙חֶם֙
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
or drunkשָׁ֣תָה
(sha·tah)
8354: to drinka prim. root
waterמַ֔יִם
(ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
(she·lo·shah)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
daysיָמִ֖ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה
(u·she·lo·shah)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
nights.לֵילֹֽות׃
(lei·lo·vt.)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And they gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him a piece
pelach  (peh'-lakh)
a slice -- piece.
of a cake
dbelah  (deb-ay-law')
a cake of pressed figs -- cake (lump) of figs.
of figs and two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
clusters of raisins
tsammuwq  (tsam-mook')
a cake of dried grapes -- bunch (cluster) of raisins.
and when he had eaten
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
his spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
came again
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to him for he had eaten
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
no bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
nor drunk
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
any water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
and three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
nights
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit revived. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.

King James Bible
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they gave him some pressed figs and two clusters of raisins. After he ate he revived, for he hadn't eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.

International Standard Version
They gave him part of a fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived, since he had neither eaten food nor had he drunk water for three days and three nights.

NET Bible
They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They gave him a slice of fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived. (He hadn't eaten any food or drunk any water for three whole days.)

King James 2000 Bible
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
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