1 Samuel

1 Samuel 22:13–14

13And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”

14Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?

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1 Samuel 22:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Saulשָׁא֔וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
himאֵלוֹʾē·lōPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Whyלָ֚מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and the sonוּבֶן־ū·ḇen-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi·šāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH3448 Jishai
conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םqə·šar·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7194 bind, league together, conspire
against meעָלַ֔י‘ā·layPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
You gaveבְּתִתְּךָ֨bə·ṯit·tə·ḵāPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
himל֜וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
breadלֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
and a swordוְחֶ֗רֶבwə·ḥe·reḇConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and inquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלwə·šā·’ō·wlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH7592 ask, inquire
of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbê·lō·hîmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
for himלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
so that he could rise upלָק֥וּםlā·qūmPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6965 arise, stand up, stand
against meאֵלַ֛י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
to lie in waitלְאֹרֵ֖בlə·’ō·rêḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH693 lie in wait
as he is doing todayכַּיּ֥וֹםkay·yō·wmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

1 Samuel 22:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ’ă·ḥî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH288 Achimelek
answeredוַיַּ֧עַןway·ya·‘anConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6030 answer, respond
the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Whoוּמִ֤יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
among allבְכָל־ḇə·ḵāl-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
is as faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne·’ĕ·mānVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH539 confirm, support
as Davidכְּדָוִ֣דkə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
son-in-lawוַחֲתַ֥ןwa·ḥă·ṯanConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom
the captainוְסָ֥רwə·sārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5493 turn aside
ofאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
your bodyguardמִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָmiš·ma‘·te·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4928 obedient band, body of subjects
and honoredוְנִכְבָּ֥דwə·niḵ·bāḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
in your houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house

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