1 Samuel
1 Samuel 21:4
4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread — provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| common | חֹ֖ל | ḥōl | Noun - masculine singular | H2455 profaneness, commonness |
| bread | לֶ֥חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| on | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| hand | יָדִ֑י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֤ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| replied | וַיַּ֨עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| but | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| there is some | יֵ֔שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| consecrated | קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| bread | לֶ֤חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| provided that | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the young men | הַנְּעָרִ֖ים | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| have kept themselves | נִשְׁמְר֥וּ | niš·mə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| from women | מֵאִשָּֽׁה׃פ | mê·’iš·šāh | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 12:3–4 · Exodus 19:15 · Exodus 25:30 · 1 Corinthians 7:5 · Zechariah 7:3 · Leviticus 24:5–9 · 1 Samuel 21:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.