1 Samuel
1 Samuel 21:8
8Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִד֙ | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Ahimelech | לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ | la·’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H288 Achimelek |
| Is there | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| not | וְאִ֛ין | wə·’în | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H371 is it not? |
| a spear | חֲנִ֣ית | ḥă·nîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
| or | אוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| sword | חָ֑רֶב | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| on | תַֽחַת־ | ṯa·ḥaṯ- | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| hand | יָדְךָ֖ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| here | פֹּ֥ה | pōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have brought | לָקַ֣חְתִּי | lā·qaḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| neither | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| my sword | חַרְבִּ֤י | ḥar·bî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H2719 sword |
| nor | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Punctuation | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| my weapons | כֵּלַי֙ | kê·lay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| with me | בְיָדִ֔י | ḇə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| mission | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| was | הָיָ֥ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| urgent | נָחֽוּץ׃ס | nā·ḥūṣ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5169 urge (?) |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.