1 Samuel
1 Samuel 21:1
1Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָוִד֙ | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֤א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Nob | נֹ֔בֶה | nō·ḇeh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H5011 Nob |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahimelech | אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ | ’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H288 Achimelek |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֑ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| And when Ahimelech | אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ | ’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H288 Achimelek |
| met | לִקְרַ֣את | liq·raṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7122 encounter, befall |
| David | דָּוִ֗ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| he trembled | וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד | way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2729 tremble, be terrified |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Why | מַדּ֤וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Adverb | H4069 wherefore? |
| you | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| alone | לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ | lə·ḇad·de·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H905 separation |
| Why is | וְאִ֖ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| no one | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| with you | אִתָּֽךְ׃ | ’it·tāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.