1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:11–12

¹¹Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king. ¹²“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul.

“Here I am, my lord,” he replied.

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1 Samuel 22:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers to summon	לִקְרֹא֩	liq·rō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Ahimelech	אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ	’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H288 Achimelek
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֗ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahitub	אֲחִיט֜וּב	’ă·ḥî·ṭūḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H285 Achitub
and his father’s	אָבִ֛יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
family	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
at Nob	בְּנֹ֑ב	bə·nōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5011 Nob
And all	כֻלָּ֖ם	ḵul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
of them came	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

1 Samuel 22:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שְֽׁמַֽע־	šə·ma‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
now	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahitub	אֲחִיט֑וּב	’ă·ḥî·ṭūḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H285 Achitub
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Here I am	הִנְנִ֥י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
my lord	אֲדֹנִֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
he replied	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.