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1 Samuel 21:1-6
1Then Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935to Nobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011,toאֶל־'el-H413Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548.And when Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288metלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,he trembledוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729and askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Whyמַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'H4069areyouאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859aloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905?Why isוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376no oneאֵ֥ין'einH369with youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854?”
2“The kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428has given meצִוַּ֣נִיtzi.Va.niH6680a missionדָבָר֒da.VarH1697,”DavidH1732repliedH559H288H3548. “He toldH559meH413no oneאַל־'al-H376H408is to knowיֵ֧דַעYe.da'H3045מְא֛וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972aboutאֶת־'et-H853the missionהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am sending youשֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑ךָsho.le.cha.Kha va.'a.Sher tzi.vi.Ti.khaH7971H834H6680.Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853I have directedיוֹדַ֔עְתִּיyo.Da'.tiH3045myyoung menהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288to meet meH413at a certain placeמְק֥וֹם פְּלֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי׃me.Kom pe.lo.Ni 'al.mo.NiH4725H6423H492.
4“There isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369commonחֹ֖לcholH2455breadH3899אֶל־'el-H413onH8478handH3027,”the priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030אֶת־'et-H853דָּוִד֙da.VidH1732וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559כִּֽי־ki-H3588, “butאִם־'im-H518there is someH3426consecratedקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944breadH3899—provided thatאִם־'im-H518the young menהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288אַ֥ךְ'akhH389have kept themselvesנִשְׁמְר֥וּnish.me.RuH8104from womenמֵאִשָּֽׁה׃ פme.'i.ShahH802.”
5DavidH1732answeredH6030H853H3548H559H3588, “WomenH802haveindeedH518beenkeptעֲצֻֽרָה־'a.tzu.rah-H6113from usכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543,as is usualשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032when I set outבְּצֵאתִ֕יbe.tze.TiH3318.And the bodiesכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of the young menH5288areוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961holyH6944evenוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931on commonH2455missionsדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.How muchוְאַ֕ףve.'AfH637more soיִקְדַּ֥שׁ בַּכֶּֽלִי׃yik.Dash ba.Ke.liH3588H6942H3627todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117!”
6So the priestH3548gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himthe consecratedH6944bread,sinceH3588there wasH1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899thereשָׁ֜םshamH8033H3588butH518the Breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of the Presenceהַפָּנִים֙ha.pa.NimH6440,which had been removedהַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ha.mu.sa.RimH5493from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and replaced withלָשׂוּם֙la.SumH7760hotחֹ֔םChomH2527breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899on the dayH3117it was taken awayהִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃hi.la.ke.ChoH3947.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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