1 Samuel
1 Samuel 21:2
2“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| has given me | צִוַּ֣נִי | ṣiw·wa·nî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| a mission | דָבָר֒ | ḏā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| David | דָּוִ֜ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| He told | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| no one | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| is to know | יֵ֧דַע | yê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| about | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the mission | הַדָּבָ֛ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| on which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am sending you | שֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖ | šō·lê·ḥă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| And | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| I have directed | יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי | yō·w·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| young men | הַנְּעָרִ֣ים | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| to meet me | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| at a certain place | מְק֥וֹם | mə·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.