The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:13 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:13

KJV: He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

YLT: he hath been with David in Pas-Dammim, and the Philistines have been gathered there to battle, and a portion of the field is full of barley, and the people have fled from the face of the Philistines,

Darby: He was with David at Pas-dammim, where the Philistines were gathered together to battle; and there was there a plot of ground full of barley; and the people had fled from before the Philistines.

ASV: He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He was with David  at Pasdammim,  and there the Philistines  were gathered together  to battle,  where was a parcel  of ground  full  of barley;  and the people  fled  from before  the Philistines. 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:13 mean?

He was with David at Pasdammim and the Philistines were gathered there for battle and there was a piece of ground full of barley and the people fled from the Philistines
הֽוּא־ הָיָ֨ה עִם־ דָּוִ֜יד בַּפַּ֣ס דַּמִּ֗ים וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ נֶאֱסְפוּ־ שָׁ֣ם‪‬ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֛י חֶלְקַ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מְלֵאָ֣ה שְׂעוֹרִ֑ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖סוּ מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים

דָּוִ֜יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בַּפַּ֣ס  at 
Parse: Preposition
דַּמִּ֗ים  Pasdammim 
Parse: Preposition, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פַּס דַּמִּים  
Sense: a place in western Judah.
וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙  and  the  Philistines 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
נֶאֱסְפוּ־  were  gathered 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אָסַף 
Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה  for  battle 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
וַתְּהִ֛י  and  there  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
חֶלְקַ֥ת  a  piece 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חֶלְקָה 
Sense: portion, parcel.
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה  of  ground 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
מְלֵאָ֣ה  full 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: מָלֵא  
Sense: full, fullness, that which fills.
שְׂעוֹרִ֑ים  of  barley 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שְׂעֹרָה  
Sense: barley.
וְהָעָ֥ם  and  the  people 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
נָ֖סוּ  fled 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נוּס  
Sense: to flee, escape.
פְלִשְׁתִּֽים  the  Philistines 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.

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