1 Samuel 21:1-9

1And David cameH935 to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest; and Ahimelech trembled at meeting David, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

2And DavidH1732 saidH559 to AhimelechH288 the priestH3548, The king has commanded me a business, and has saidH559 to me, Let no manH376 know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young menH376 to such and such a place.

3And now what is under thy hand? give me five loaves in my hand, or what may be found.

4And the priest answered David and said, There is no common breadH3899 under my handH3027, but there is holy breadH3899; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

5And DavidH1732 answered the priestH3548 and saidH559 to him, Yes indeed, womenH802 have been keptH8104 from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the youngH5288 menH5288 are holyH6944, and the [breadH3899] is in a manner common, and the more so, because to-day [new] is hallowed in the vessels.

6And the priestH3548 gave him holyH6944 [bread]; for there wasH1961 no bread there but the shew-loaves that wereH1961 taken from before Jehovah, to put on hot bread in the dayH3117 when they wereH1961 taken away.

7(Now a certain man of the servants of Saul wasH1961 there that dayH3117, detained before Jehovah; and his name wasH1961 Doeg, the Edomite, chief of the shepherds that [belongedH1961] to Saul.)

8And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.

9And the priest saidH559, The swordH2719 of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of terebinths, behold, it is hereH6311 wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt takeH3947 that, takeH3947 it; for there is no other save that hereH6311. And DavidH1732 saidH559, There is none like that: give it me.