## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 30

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:1
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וַהֲוָה כַּד אָתָא דָוִד וְגַבְרוֹהִי לְצִקְלַג בְּיוֹמָא תְלִיתָאָה וַעֲמַלְקָאָה אִתְנְגִידוּ עַל דָרוֹם וְעַל צִקְלָג וְאוֹקִידוּ יָתָהּ בְּנוּרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day – the Amalekites had marched out against the South and against Ziklag; they had struck Ziklag and burnt it with fire,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:2
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וּשְׁבוֹ יָת נְשַׁיָא דִי בָהּ מִזְעֵירָא וְעַד רַבָּא וְלָא קָטְלוּ אֱנַשׁ וּדְבָרוּ וַאֲזַלוּ לְאוֹרְחֵיהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
and they had taken captive the women who were in it, both small and great; without killing anyone, they led them off and went their way –


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:3
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וַאֲתָא דָוִד וְגַבְרוֹהִי לְקַרְתָּא וְהָא קַלְיָא בְּנוּרָא וּנְשֵׁיהוֹן וּבְנֵיהוֹן וּבְנָתֵיהוֹן אִשְׁתָּבִיאוּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burnt with fire and their wives and sons and daughters were taken captive.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:4
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וַאֲרֵים דָוִד וְעַמָא דִי עִמֵיהּ יַת קַלְהוֹן וּבְכוֹ עַד דְלָא הֲוָה בְהוֹן חֵילָא לְמִבְכֵּי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:5
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וְתַרְתֵּין נְשֵׁי דָוִד אִשְׁתְּבִיאָה אֲחִינוֹעַם דְמִיזְרְעֶאל וַאֲבִיגַיִל אִתַּת נָבָל דְמִכַּרְמְלָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
David’s two wives also had been taken captive, Ahinoam who was from Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal who was from Carmel.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:6
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וְעָקַת לְדָוִד לַחֲדָא אֲרֵי אֲמַרוּ עַמָא לְמִרְגְמֵיהּ אֲרֵי מָרַת נַפְשָׁא דְכָל עַמָא גְבַר עַל בְּנוֹהִי וְעַל בְּנָתֵיהּ וְאַתְקֵיף דָוִד בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ אֱלָהֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter of soul each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the speech of the LORD his God.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:7
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וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְאֶבְיָתָר כַּהֲנָא בַּר אֲחִימֶלֶךְ קָרִיב כְּעַן לִי אֵפוֹדָא וְקָרֵיב אֶבְיָתָר יַת אֵפוֹדָא לְדָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:8
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וּשְׁאֵיל דָוִד בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ לְמֵימָר אֶרְדוֹף בָּתַר מַשְׁרִיתָא הָדָא הֲאַדְבְּקִינֵיהּ וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ רְדוֹף אֲרֵי אַדְבֵּיק תַּדְבֵיק וְשֵׁיזָבָא תְּשֵׁיזֵיב:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David inquired of the speech of the LORD, “I willpursue after this army. Shall I overtake them?” And he said to him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:9
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וַאֲזַל דָוִד הוּא וְשִׁית מְאָה גַבְרָא דִי עִמֵיהּ וַאֲתוֹ עַד נַחֲלָא דִבְשׂוֹר וּמִקְצַתְהוֹן אִשְׁתָּאֲרוּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor. And part of them were left behind.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:10
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וּרְדַף דָוִד הוּא וְאַרְבַּע מְאָה גַבְרָא וְאִשְׁתָּאֲרוּן מָאתָן גַבְרָא דְאִתְמְנָעוּ מִלְמֶעֱבַר יַת נַחַל דִבְשׂוֹר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But David went on with the pursuit, he and four hundred men. Two hundred men, who refrained from crossing the brook Besor, stayed behind.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:11
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וְאַשְׁכָחוּ גַבְרָא מִצְרָאָה בְּחַקְלָא וְאַיְתִיאוּ יָתֵיהּ לְוַת דָוִד וִיהָבוּ לֵיהּ לַחְמָא וְאָכַל וְאַשְׁקִיוֹהִי מַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they found an Egyptian man in the field and brought him to David. And they gave him bread and he ate, they gave him water to drink,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:12
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וִיהָבוּ לֵיהּ פִּילַס דְבֵלְתָּא וּתְרֵין אִיתְכְּלִין דְעִינְבִין יַבִּישִׁין וְאָכַל וְתָבַת רוּחֵיהּ לֵיהּ אֲרֵי לָא אֲכַל לַחְמָא וְלָא שָׁתָא מַיָא תְּלָתָא יְמָמִין וּתְלָתָא לֵילַוָן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
and they gave him a pouch of dried figs and two clusters of dried grapes. And when he had eaten, his spirit revived, for he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:13
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ דָוִד דְמָן אַתְּ וְאֵי מִדֵין אַתְּ וַאֲמַר עוּלֵימָא מִצְרָאָה אֲנָא עַבְדָא לְגַבְרָא עַמַלְקָאָה וְשַׁבְקַנִי רִבּוֹנִי אֲרֵי אִתְמְרָעִית יוֹמָא דֵין דְנָן תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” He said, “I am an Egyptian young man, servant to an Amalekite man. And my lord left me behind, because I fell sick – today three days ago.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:14
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אֲנַחְנָא אִתְנְגִידְנָא עַל דָרוֹמָא כְּרֵית וְעַל דִי לִיהוּדָה וְעַל דָרוֹם כָּלֵב וְיַת צִקְלַג אוֹקִידְנָא בְּנוּרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
We had marched out against the South of Chereth and against those of Judah and against the South of Caleb. And we burnt Ziklag with fire.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:15
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ דָוִד הֲתַחְתִּינַנִי לְמַשְׁרִיתָא הָדָא וַאֲמַר קַיָם לִי בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ דְלָא תִקְטְלִינַנִי וְלָא תִמְסְרִינַנִי בִּידָא דְרִבּוֹנִי וְאַחְתִינָךְ לְמַשְׁרִיתָא הָדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when David said to him, “Will you take me down to this army?” he said, “Swear to me by the speech of the LORD that you will not kill me or surrender me into the hand of my lord. Then I will take you down to this army.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:16
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וְאַחְתֵיהּ וְהָא רְטִישִׁין עַל אַפֵּי כָל אַרְעָא אָכְלִין וְשָׁתָן וְחָגְגִין בְּכָל עֲדָאָה סַגִיאָה דִשְׁבוֹ מֵאַרְעָא פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמֵאַרְעָא דְבֵית יְהוּדָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread about over the surface of all the land, eating and drinking and feasting with the great booty they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of the House of Judah.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:17
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וּמְחָנוּן דָוִד מִקְבָּלָא וְעַד עִדַן רַמְשָׁא בְּיוֹמָא דְבַתְרוֹהִי וְלָא אִשְׁתֵּיזֵיב מִנְהוֹן אֱנַשׁ אֱלָהֵין אַרְבַּע מְאָה גְבַר עוּלֵים דִרְכִיבוּ עַל גַמְלַיָא וְאַפִּיכוּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David struck them from the dark until the time of the evening of the day after. And not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted cow camels and retreated.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:18
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וְשֵׁיזִיב דָוִד יַת כָּל דִשְׁבוֹ עֲמַלְקָאֵי וְיַת תַּרְתֵּין נְשׁוֹהִי שֵׁיזִיב דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
David rescued all whom the Amalekites had taken captive and David rescued his two wives.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:19
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וְלָא שְׁגָא לְהוֹן מִן זְעִירָא וְעַד רַבָּא וְעַד בְּנִין וּבְנָן וּמִבִּיזְתָא וְעַד כָּל דִי נְסִיבוּ לְהוֹן כּוּלָא אָתִיב דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters or plunder; really anything that they had taken for themselves. David brought back all.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:20
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וּשְׁבָא דָוִד יַת כָּל עָנָא וְתוֹרֵי דַבָּרוּ קֳדָם גֵיתַיָא הָאִינוּן וַאֲמַרוּ דֵין עֲדָהָא דְדָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
David also took captive all the sheep and cows. And they drove before those herds and said, “This is David’s booty!”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:21
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וַאֲתָא דָוִד לְוַת מָאתָן גַבְרָא דְאִתְמְנִיעוּ מִלְמֵיזַל בָּתַר דָוִד וְאוֹתֵיבִינוּן בְּנַחֲלָא דִבְשׂוֹר וּנְפָקוּ לִקָדָמוּת דָוִד וְלִקֲֳדָמוּת עַמָא דְעִמֵיהּ וַאֲרַע דָוִד יַת עַמָא וּשְׁאִיל לְהוֹן לִשְׁלָם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then David came to the two hundred men who refrained from going after David and whom he had posted at the brook Besor. And they came out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David met the people, he asked them for their welfare.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:22
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וַאֲתֵיב כָּל גְבַר בִּישׁ וְרַשִׁיעָא מִגַבְרַיָא דַאֲזַלוּ עִם דָוִד וַאֲמַר חֲלַף דְלָא אֲזַלוּ עִמִי לָא נִתַּן לְהוֹן מֵעֲדָאָה דְשֵׁיזַבְנָא אֱלָהֵין גְבַר יַת אִתְּתֵיהּ וְיַת בְּנוֹהִי וְיִדְבְּרוּן וְיֵזְלוּן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then all the bad and wicked among the men who had gone with David reacted and said, “Because they did not go with me, we will not give them any of the booty which we have rescued; except that every man may lead away his wife and sons, and depart.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:23
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וַאֲמַר דָוִד לָא תַעַבְדוּן כֵּן אֶחָי יַת דִיהַב יְיָ לָנָא וּנְטַר יָתָנָא וּמְסַר יַת מַשְׁרִיתָא דְאָתַת עֲלָנָא בִּידָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, [after] what the LORD has given us. He has preserved us and surrendered into our hand the army that came against us.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:24
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וּמַן יִשְׁמַע לְכוֹן לְפִתְגָמָא הָדֵין אֲרֵי כְּחוּלַק דִנְחָתוּ בִקְרָבָא וּכְחוּלַק דְאִשְׁתָּאֲרוּ לְמִטַר מָנַיָא כַּחֲדָא יִפְלְגוּן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Who would listen to this proposal of yours? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:25
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וַהֲוָה מִיוֹמָא הַהוּא וּלְעֵלָא שַׁוְיָה לִגְזֵירַת דִין לְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And from that day forward he made it legal jurisprudence for Israel to this day.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:26
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/30:26)

וַאֲתָא דָוִד לְצִקְלַג וְשַׁדֵר מִבִּזְתָא לְסָבֵי יְהוּדָה לְרַחֲמוֹהִי לְמֵימַר הָא לְכוֹן מַתָּנָא מִבִּזַת סַנְאֵי עַמָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the plunder to his friends, the elders of the House of Judah, saying, “Behold, for you a present from the plunder of the enemies of the LORD’s people.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:27
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/30:27)

לְדִי בְּבֵית אֵל וּלְדִי בְרָמוֹת נֶגֶב וּלְדִי בְּיַתִּר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
It was for those in Bethel, in Ramoth negeb,in Jattir,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:28
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/30:28)

וּלְדִי בַּעֲרוֹעֵר וּלְדִי בְּשִׂפְמוֹת וּלְדִי בְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹעַ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:29
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/30:29)

וּלְדִי בְּרָכָל וּלְדִי בְּקִרְוֵי יְרַחְמְאֵל וּלְדִי בְּקִרְוֵי שַׁלְמָאָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
in Racal, in the cities of the Jerahmeelite, in the cities of the Shalmaite,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:30
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/30:30)

וּלְדִי בְחָרְמָה וּלְדִי בְּכוֹר עָשָׁן וּלְדִי בַּעֲתָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
in Hormah, in Kor ashan, in Athach,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:31
[Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 30:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20I%20Samuel/r/30:31)

וּלְדִי בְּחֶבְרוֹן וּלְכָל אַתְרַיָא דִי הַלִיךְ תַּמָן דָוִד הוּא וְגַבְרוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
in Hebron, to all the places where David had roamed, he and his men.