1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:5

⁵David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֨ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
answered	וַיַּעַן֩	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
Women	אִשָּׁ֤ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
indeed	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
kept	עֲצֻֽרָה־	‘ă·ṣu·rāh-	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H6113 restrain, retain
from us	לָ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
as is usual	שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם	šil·šōm	Adverb	H8032 three days ago
when I set out	בְּצֵאתִ֕י	bə·ṣê·ṯî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
And the bodies	כְלֵֽי־	ḵə·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
of the young men	הַנְּעָרִ֖ים	han·nə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
are	וַיִּהְי֥וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קֹ֑דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
even	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
on common	חֹ֔ל	ḥōl	Noun - masculine singular	H2455 profaneness, commonness
missions	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
How much	וְאַ֕ף	wə·’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
more so	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
today	הַיּ֖וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.