King James Version
1 Samuel 21:2-7
2And DavidH1732saidH559unto AhimelechH288the priestH3548,The kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hath commandedצִוַּ֣נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me a businessדָבָר֒da.VarH1697,and hath saidH559unto me, Let no manH376knowיֵ֧דַעYe.da'H3045any thingמְא֛וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972of the businessהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697whereabout I sendשֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖sho.le.cha.KhaH7971thee, and what I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee: and I have appointedיוֹדַ֔עְתִּיyo.Da'.tiH3045myservantsהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288to suchפְּלֹנִ֖יpe.lo.NiH6423and suchאַלְמוֹנִֽי׃'al.mo.NiH492a placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725.
4And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There isno commonחֹ֖לcholH2455breadH3899under mine handH3027,but there isH3426hallowedקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944breadH3899;if the young menהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288have keptנִשְׁמְר֥וּnish.me.RuH8104themselves at leastאַ֥ךְ'akhH389from womenמֵאִשָּֽׁה׃ פme.'i.ShahH802.
5And DavidH1732answeredH6030the priestH3548,and saidH559unto him, Of a truthH518womenH802have beenkeptעֲצֻֽרָה־'a.tzu.rah-H6113from us about these threeשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032daysכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543,since I came outבְּצֵאתִ֕יbe.tze.TiH3318,and the vesselsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of the young menH5288are holyH6944, and the bread isin a mannerדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870commonH2455,yea, though it were sanctifiedיִקְדַּ֥שׁyik.DashH6942this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117in the vesselבַּכֶּֽלִי׃ba.Ke.liH3627.
6So the priestH3548gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him hallowedH6944bread:for there was no breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899there but the shewbreadלֶ֤חֶם הַפָּנִים֙Le.chem ha.pa.NimH6440H3899,that was takenהַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ha.mu.sa.RimH5493from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to putלָשׂוּם֙la.SumH7760hotחֹ֔םChomH2527breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899in the dayH3117when it was taken awayהִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃hi.la.ke.ChoH3947.
7Now a certain manאִישׁ֩'ishH376of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֨יme.'av.DeiH5650of Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wasthere that dayH3117,detainedנֶעְצָר֙ne'.TzarH6113beforeH6440the LordH3068;and his nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasDoegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673,an Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130,the chiefestאַבִּ֥יר'a.BirH47of the herdmenהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462that belongedto Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586.
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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