1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:11

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.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
messengers to summonלִקְרֹא֩liq·rōPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7121 call, proclaim, read
Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ’ă·ḥî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH288 Achimelek
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Ahitubאֲחִיט֜וּב’ă·ḥî·ṭūḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH285 Achitub
and his father’sאָבִ֛יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
wholeכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
familyבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
were priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםhak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
at Nobבְּנֹ֑בbə·nōḇPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5011 Nob
And allכֻלָּ֖םḵul·lāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3605 the whole, all
of them cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃סham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.