1 Samuel 21
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- 1Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was full of fear at meeting David, and said to him, Why are you by yourself, having no man with you?
- וַיָּבֹ֤א
- דָוִד֙
- דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- נֹ֔בֶה
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ
- אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhAhimelechH0288G
- הַכֹּהֵ֑ן
- וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד
- אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ
- אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhAhimelechH0288G
- לִקְרַ֣את
- דָּוִ֗ד
- דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- לוֹ֙
- מַדּ֤וּעַ
- מַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069
- אַתָּה֙
- אַתָּה֙'a.Tah[are] youH0859A
- לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ
- וְאִ֖ישׁ
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- אִתָּֽךְ׃
- 2And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has given me orders and has said to me, Say nothing to anyone about the business on which I am sending you and the orders I have given you: and a certain place has been fixed to which the young men are to(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- דָּוִ֜ד
- דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732
- לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ
- הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
- הַמֶּלֶךְ֮
- צִוַּ֣נִי
- דָבָר֒
- דָבָר֒da.Vara matterH1697I
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- אֵלַ֗י
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'ishanyoneH0376I
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- יֵ֧דַע
- יֵ֧דַעYe.da'he knowH3045
- מְא֛וּמָה
- מְא֛וּמָהme.'U.mahanythingH3972
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַדָּבָ֛ר
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- אָנֹכִ֥י
- אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH0595
- שֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖
- וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
- צִוִּיתִ֑ךָ
- וְאֶת־
- הַנְּעָרִ֣ים
- יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי
- יוֹדַ֔עְתִּיyo.Da'.tiI have directedH3045
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מְק֥וֹם
- מְק֥וֹםme.Koma place ofH4725
- פְּלֹנִ֖י
- פְּלֹנִ֖יpe.lo.Nia certain oneH6423
- אַלְמוֹנִֽי׃
- אַלְמוֹנִֽי'al.mo.Nia certain oneH0492
- 3So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.
- 4And the priest, answering David, said, I have no common bread here but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.
- וַיַּ֨עַן
- הַכֹּהֵ֤ן
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דָּוִד֙
- דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
- אֵֽין־
- אֵֽין'ein-there notH0369
- לֶ֥חֶם
- לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[is] bread ofH3899H
- חֹ֖ל
- חֹ֖לcholprofanenessH2455
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- תַּ֣חַת
- תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478K
- יָדִ֑י
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- אִם־
- אִם'im-exceptH0518B
- לֶ֤חֶם
- לֶ֤חֶםLe.chem[is] bread ofH3899H
- קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙
- קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshholinessH6944G
- יֵ֔שׁ
- יֵ֔שׁYeshthereH3426
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- נִשְׁמְר֥וּ
- נִשְׁמְר֥וּnish.me.Ruthey have kept themselvesH8104H
- הַנְּעָרִ֖ים
- אַ֥ךְ
- אַ֥ךְ'akhonlyH0389
- מֵאִשָּֽׁה׃
- 5And David in answer said to the priest, Certainly women have been kept from us; and as has been done before when I have gone out the arms of the young men were made holy, even though it was a common journey; how much more today will their arms be made ho(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיַּעַן֩
- דָּוִ֨ד
- דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavidH1732
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַכֹּהֵ֜ן
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- ל֗וֹ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588B
- אִם־
- אִם'im-exceptH0518B
- אִשָּׁ֤ה
- אִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahwomanH0802G
- עֲצֻֽרָה־
- עֲצֻֽרָה'a.tzu.rah-[is] withheldH6113
- לָ֙נוּ֙
- כִּתְמ֣וֹל
- שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
- שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.Shomthree days agoH8032
- בְּצֵאתִ֕י
- וַיִּהְי֥וּ
- כְלֵֽי־
- כְלֵֽיkhe.lei-[the] vessels ofH3627
- הַנְּעָרִ֖ים
- קֹ֑דֶשׁ
- קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholinessH6944G
- וְהוּא֙
- דֶּ֣רֶךְ
- דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[is] a journey ofH1870L
- חֹ֔ל
- חֹ֔לCholprofanenessH2455
- וְאַ֕ף
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- הַיּ֖וֹם
- יִקְדַּ֥שׁ
- יִקְדַּ֥שׁyik.Dashit is holyH6942G
- בַּכֶּֽלִי׃
- 6So the priest gave him the holy bread: there was no other, only the holy bread which had been taken from before the Lord, so that new bread might be put in its place on the day when it was taken away.
- וַיִּתֶּן־
- ל֥וֹ
- הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
- קֹ֑דֶשׁ
- קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.desha holy thingH6944G
- כִּי֩
- כִּי֩kiforH3588A
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- הָ֨יָה
- הָ֨יָהHa.yahit wasH1961
- שָׁ֜ם
- שָׁ֜םshamthereH8033G
- לֶ֗חֶם
- לֶ֗חֶםLe.chembreadH3899H
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- אִם־
- אִם'im-exceptH0518B
- לֶ֤חֶם
- לֶ֤חֶםLe.chem[the] bread ofH3899H
- הַפָּנִים֙
- הַמּֽוּסָרִים֙
- מִלִּפְנֵ֣י
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לָשׂוּם֙
- לֶ֣חֶם
- לֶ֣חֶםLe.chembread ofH3899H
- חֹ֔ם
- חֹ֔םChomheatH2527
- בְּי֖וֹם
- הִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃
- 7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, kept back before the Lord; his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the strongest of Saul's runners.
- וְשָׁ֡ם
- אִישׁ֩
- אִישׁ֩'isha manH0376G
- מֵעַבְדֵ֨י
- שָׁא֜וּל
- שָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- בַּיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֗וּא
- נֶעְצָר֙
- נֶעְצָר֙ne'.Tzar[was] detainedH6113
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וּשְׁמ֖וֹ
- דֹּאֵ֣ג
- דֹּאֵ֣גdo.'Eg[was] DoegH1673
- הָאֲדֹמִ֑י
- אַבִּ֥יר
- אַבִּ֥יר'a.Bir[the] mighty [one] ofH0047I
- הָרֹעִ֖ים
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- לְשָׁאֽוּל׃
- 8And David said to Ahimelech, Have you no sword or spear with you here? for I have come without my sword and other arms, because the king's business had to be done quickly.
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- דָּוִד֙
- דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ
- וְאִ֛ין
- יֶשׁ־
- יֶשׁyesh-thereH3426
- פֹּ֥ה
- פֹּ֥הpohhereH6311
- תַֽחַת־
- תַֽחַתta.chat-underH8478K
- יָדְךָ֖
- חֲנִ֣ית
- חֲנִ֣יתcha.Nit[is] a spearH2595
- אוֹ־
- אוֹ'ov-orH0176A
- חָ֑רֶב
- חָ֑רֶבCha.reva swordH2719
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- גַם־
- גַםgam-bothH1571
- חַרְבִּ֤י
- וְגַם־
- כֵּלַי֙
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- לָקַ֣חְתִּי
- לָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiI tookH3947J
- בְיָדִ֔י
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- הָיָ֥ה
- הָיָ֥הha.Yahit wasH1961
- דְבַר־
- דְבַרde.var-[the] matter ofH1697I
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
- נָחֽוּץ׃
- נָחֽוּץna.ChutzurgentH5169
- 9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you put to death in the valley of Elah, is here folded in a cloth at the back of the ephod: take that, if you will, for there is no other sword here. And David said, there is no other sword l(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- הַכֹּהֵ֗ן
- חֶרֶב֩
- חֶרֶב֩che.Rev[the] sword ofH2719
- גָּלְיָ֨ת
- גָּלְיָ֨תgal.YatGoliathH1555
- הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whomH0834A
- הִכִּ֣יתָ׀
- הִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.tayou struck downH5221
- בְּעֵ֣מֶק
- הָאֵלָ֗ה
- הִנֵּה־
- הִנֵּהhi.neh-here!H2009
- הִ֞יא
- הִ֞יאhi'itH1931
- לוּטָ֣ה
- לוּטָ֣הlu.Tah[is] wrappedH3874
- בַשִּׂמְלָה֮
- אַחֲרֵ֣י
- אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReibehindH0310A
- הָאֵפוֹד֒
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- אֹתָ֤הּ
- תִּֽקַּח־
- תִּֽקַּחti.kach-you will takeH3947G
- לְךָ֙
- קָ֔ח
- קָ֔חKachtake [it]H3947G
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- אַחֶ֛רֶת
- אַחֶ֛רֶת'a.Che.ret[is] anotherH0312
- זוּלָתָ֖הּ
- בָּזֶ֑ה
- וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
- דָּוִ֛ד
- דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- כָּמ֖וֹהָ
- תְּנֶ֥נָּה
- לִּֽי׃
- 10Then David got up and went in flight that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.
- 11And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?
- וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
- עַבְדֵ֤י
- עַבְדֵ֤י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
- אָכִישׁ֙
- אָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishAchishH0397
- אֵלָ֔יו
- הֲלוֹא־
- זֶ֥ה
- זֶ֥הzeh[is] thisH2088
- דָוִ֖ד
- דָוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
- מֶ֣לֶךְ
- מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428G
- הָאָ֑רֶץ
- הֲל֣וֹא
- לָזֶ֗ה
- יַעֲנ֤וּ
- יַעֲנ֤וּya.'a.Nudo people singH6030C
- בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- הִכָּ֤ה
- הִכָּ֤הhi.Kahhe has struck downH5221
- שָׁאוּל֙
- שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586G
- בַּאֲלָפָ֔יוQere, written (Ketiv): בְּאַלְפּוֹ
- וְדָוִ֖ד
- בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃Qere, written (Ketiv): בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃
- 12And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath.
- 13So changing his behaviour before them, he made it seem as if he was off his head, hammering on the doors of the town, and letting the water from his mouth go down his chin.
- 14Then Achish said to his servants, Look! the man is clearly off his head; why have you let him come before me?
- 15Are there not enough unbalanced men about me, that you have let this person come and do such tricks before me? is such a man to come into my house?
- חֲסַ֤ר
- חֲסַ֤רcha.Sarlacking ofH2638
- מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙
- מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙me.shu.ga.'ImmadmenH7696
- אָ֔נִי
- אָ֔נִי'A.ni[am] I?H0589
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-thatH3588A
- הֲבֵאתֶ֣ם
- הֲבֵאתֶ֣םha.ve.Temyou have broughtH0935P
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- זֶ֔ה
- זֶ֔הZehthis oneH2088
- לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַ
- עָלָ֑י
- הֲזֶ֖ה
- יָב֥וֹא
- יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'will he comeH0935G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- בֵּיתִֽי׃
- חֲסַ֤ר
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