King James Version

1 Samuel 30:3

So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

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וַיָּבֹ֨אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…דָוִ֤דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙vaanashayvand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a 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)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָעִ֔ירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.שְׂרוּפָ֖הserufahburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “burn , up) kindle”, a verb used as a describing wordH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.בָּאֵ֑שׁbaeshin fireאֵשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םunesheyhemand eachאִשָּׁהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וּבְנֵיהֶ֥םuveneyhemand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םuvenoteyhemand daughterבַּתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.נִשְׁבּֽוּnishbvcaptiveשָׁבָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “captive”, a completed actionH7617to transport into captivity(bring away, carry, carry away, lead, lead away, take) captive(-s), drive (take) away.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David cometh in — and his men — unto the city, and lo, burnt with fire, and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters have been taken captive!

World English Bible

When David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.

Darby Translation

And David and his men came to the city, and behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives.

Douay-Rheims

So when David and his men came to the city, and found it burnt with fire, and that their wives and their sons, and their daughters were taken captives,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David and his men came into the city, and, behold, it was burnt with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were carried captive.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦλθε Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐμπεπύρισται ἐν πυρὶ, αἱ δὲ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες αὐτῶν ᾐχμαλωτευμένοι.