1 Samuel
1 Samuel 21:6
6So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| gave | וַיִּתֶּן־ | way·yit·ten- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| the consecrated | קֹ֑דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| since | כִּי֩ | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there was | הָ֨יָה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bread | לֶ֗חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| there | שָׁ֜ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| but | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| the Bread | לֶ֤חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| of the Presence | הַפָּנִים֙ | hap·pā·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| which had been removed | הַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ | ham·mū·sā·rîm | Article; Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| from before | מִלִּפְנֵ֣י | mil·lip̄·nê | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and replaced with | לָשׂוּם֙ | lā·śūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7760 put, place, set |
| hot | חֹ֔ם | ḥōm | Noun - masculine singular | H2527 heat |
| bread | לֶ֣חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| on the day | בְּי֖וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| it was taken away | הִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃ | hil·lā·qə·ḥōw | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
Cross-references
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Luke 6:3–4 · Matthew 12:3–4 · Leviticus 24:5–9 · Mark 2:25–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.