1 Samuel
1 Samuel 22:14
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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahimelech | אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ | ’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H288 Achimelek |
| answered | וַיַּ֧עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Who | וּמִ֤י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| among all | בְכָל־ | ḇə·ḵāl- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your servants | עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| is as faithful | נֶאֱמָ֔ן | ne·’ĕ·mān | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H539 confirm, support |
| as David | כְּדָוִ֣ד | kə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| the king’s | הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| son-in-law | וַחֲתַ֥ן | wa·ḥă·ṯan | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2860 daughter's husband, bride-groom |
| the captain | וְסָ֥ר | wə·sār | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| of | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your bodyguard | מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָ | miš·ma‘·te·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4928 obedient band, body of subjects |
| and honored | וְנִכְבָּ֥ד | wə·niḵ·bāḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| in your house | בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.