Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:3-5

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.

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.

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