1 Samuel 30:13

13 —¿A quién le perteneces y de dónde vienes? —le preguntó David.
—Soy egipcio, esclavo de un amalecita —respondió—. Mi amo me abandonó hace tres días porque yo estaba enfermo.

1 Samuel 30:13 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 30:13

And David said unto him, to whom [belongest] thou?
&c.] To what country or people? and to whom among them?

and whence [art] thou?
of what nation? where wast thou born? what countryman art thou? for his being called an Egyptian before seems to be by anticipation, unless it was guessed at by his habit; for until he had eaten and drank he could not speak, and so could not be known by his speech:

for he said, I [am] a young man of Egypt;
that was the country he belonged to, and came from; he was an Egyptian by birth:

servant to an Amalekite;
one of those that had invaded the country, and burnt Ziklag, as it follows:

and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick;
which was very barbarous and cruel to leave him at all, when they had camels with them, ( 1 Samuel 30:17 ) ; and no doubt carriages for their arms, provision, and spoil, and men; and more so to leave him without anybody with him to take care of him, and without any food, when he capable of eating any; but so it was ordered by the providence of God, that should be left to be the instrument of the just ruin of his master, and of the whole troop.

1 Samuel 30:13 In-Context

11 En el camino encontraron a un egipcio en un campo y lo llevaron a David. Le dieron pan para comer y agua para beber.

12 También le dieron parte de un pastel de higos y dos racimos de pasas, porque no había comido ni bebido nada durante tres días y tres noches. Al poco tiempo recobró sus fuerzas.

13 —¿A quién le perteneces y de dónde vienes? —le preguntó David.
—Soy egipcio, esclavo de un amalecita —respondió—. Mi amo me abandonó hace tres días porque yo estaba enfermo.

14 Regresábamos de asaltar a los cereteos en el Neguev, el territorio de Judá y la tierra de Caleb, y acabábamos de incendiar Siclag.

15 —¿Me guiarás a esa banda de saqueadores? —preguntó David.
El joven contestó:
—Si haces un juramento en el nombre de Dios que no me matarás ni me devolverás a mi amo, entonces te guiaré a ellos.