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Introduction to 1 Samuel 30:12 1 Samuel 30:12 describes an Egyptian servant found in a weakened state by David’s men, who is then revived with food and water. The key phrase וַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּחֹ֖ו אֵלָ֑יו (“his spirit returned to him”) is an idiom that expresses recovery from extreme exhaustion, distress, or near-death experiences. This verse consists of: The provision of food: פֶ֨לַח דְּבֵלָ֜ה וּשְׁנֵ֤י צִמֻּקִים (“a piece of pressed fig and two cakes of raisins”). The action of eating: וַיֹּ֔אכַל (“and he ate”), which initiates his recovery.… Learn Hebrew