Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:1-3

1Then cameH935Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732to Nobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548:and Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288was afraidוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729at the meetingH7125of Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why artthou alone, and no manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376with thee?

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.

3Now therefore what isיֵּ֧שׁyeshH3426under thine handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027?giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414mefiveחֲמִשָּׁה־cha.mi.shah-H2568loaves ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in mine handבְיָדִ֑יve.ya.DiH3027,or what there is presentהַנִּמְצָֽא׃ha.nim.Tza'H4672.

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