Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 21:8-9

8Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, “Is thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426notוְאִ֛יןve.'InH371a spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595orאוֹ־'ov-H176swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719onתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588גַם־gam-H1571I have broughtלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808my swordחַרְבִּ֤יchar.BiH2719norוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571my weaponsכֵּלַי֙ke.LaiH3627with meבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428missionדְבַר־de.var-H1697wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961urgentנָחֽוּץ׃ סna.ChutzH5169.”

9The priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548repliedH559, “The swordH2719of Goliathגָּלְיָ֨תgal.YatH1555the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you killedהִכִּ֣יתָ׀hi.Ki.taH5221in the Valleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Elahהָאֵלָ֗הha.'e.LahH425,is hereהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009;itהִ֞יאhi'H1931iswrappedלוּטָ֣הlu.TahH3874in a clothבַשִּׂמְלָה֮va.sim.LahH8071behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the ephodהָאֵפוֹד֒ha.'e.fOdH646.Ifאִם־'im-H518you wantאֹתָ֤הּ'o.TahH853,you may take itH3947.ForH3588there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369otherאַחֶ֛רֶת'a.Che.retH312but this oneזוּלָתָ֖הּzu.la.TahH2108hereבָּזֶ֑הba.ZehH2088.”And DavidH1732saidH559, “There isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369like itכָּמ֖וֹהָka.Mo.haH3644;give itתְּנֶ֥נָּהte.Ne.nahH5414to me.”

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