Revised Webster's Bible

1 Samuel 21

1ThencameH935Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732toNobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548: andAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288wasafraidוַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.RadH2729at themeetingH7125ofDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why art thou alone, and nomanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376with thee?

2AndDavidH1732saidH559toAhimelechH288thepriestH3548, Thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hathcommandedצִוַּ֣נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me abusinessדָבָר֒da.VarH1697, and hathsaidH559to me, Let nomanH376knowיֵ֧דַעYe.da'H3045anythingמְא֛וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972of thebusinessהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697about which Isendשֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖sho.le.cha.KhaH7971thee, and what I havecommandedצִוִּיתִ֑ךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee: and I haveappointedיוֹדַ֔עְתִּיyo.Da'.tiH3045myservantsהַנְּעָרִ֣יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288tosuchפְּלֹנִ֖יpe.lo.NiH6423andsuchאַלְמוֹנִֽי׃'al.mo.NiH492aplaceמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725.

3Now therefore whatisיֵּ֧שׁyeshH3426under thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027?giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414mefiveחֲמִשָּׁה־cha.mi.shah-H2568loaves ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in myhandבְיָדִ֑יve.ya.DiH3027, or what there ispresentהַנִּמְצָֽא׃ha.nim.Tza'H4672.

4And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There is nocommonחֹ֖לcholH2455breadH3899under myhandH3027, but thereisH3426hallowedקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944breadH3899; if the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288havekeptנִשְׁמְר֥וּnish.me.RuH8104themselves atleastאַ֥ךְ'akhH389fromwomenמֵאִשָּֽׁה׃ פme.'i.ShahH802.

5AndDavidH1732answeredH6030thepriestH3548, andsaidH559to him, Of atruthH518womenH802have beenkeptעֲצֻֽרָה־'a.tzu.rah-H6113from us about thesethreeשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032daysכִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.MolH8543, since I cameoutבְּצֵאתִ֕יbe.tze.TiH3318, and thevesselsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of the youngmenH5288areholyH6944, and the bread is in amannerדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870commonH2455, yea, though it weresanctifiedיִקְדַּ֥שׁyik.DashH6942thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117in thevesselבַּכֶּֽלִי׃ba.Ke.liH3627.

6So thepriestH3548gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himhallowedH6944bread : for there was nobreadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899there but theshowbreadלֶ֤חֶם הַפָּנִים֙Le.chem ha.pa.NimH3899 H6440, that wastakenהַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ha.mu.sa.RimH5493frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, toputלָשׂוּם֙la.SumH7760hotחֹ֔םChomH2527breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899in thedayH3117when it was takenawayהִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃hi.la.ke.ChoH3947.

7Now a certainmanאִישׁ֩'ishH376of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֨יme.'av.DeiH5650ofSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586was there thatdayH3117,detainedנֶעְצָר֙ne'.TzarH6113beforeH6440theLORDH3068; and hisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasDoegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673, anEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130, thechiefאַבִּ֥יר'a.BirH47of theherdmenהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462that belonged toSaulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAhimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, And isthereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426notוְאִ֛יןve.'InH371here under thyhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027aspearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595orswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719? for I have neitherbroughtלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947myswordחַרְבִּ֤יchar.BiH2719nor myweaponsכֵּלַי֙ke.LaiH3627withmeבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027, because theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessדְבַר־de.var-H1697requiredהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961hasteנָחֽוּץ׃ סna.ChutzH5169.

9And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559, TheswordH2719ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֨תgal.YatH1555thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, whom thouslewestהִכִּ֣יתָ׀hi.Ki.taH5221in thevalleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofElahהָאֵלָ֗הha.'e.LahH425, behold, it is herewrappedלוּטָ֣הlu.TahH3874in aclothבַשִּׂמְלָה֮va.sim.LahH8071behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theephodהָאֵפוֹד֒ha.'e.fOdH646: if thou wilttakeH3947that,takeH3947it : for there is nootherאַחֶ֛רֶת'a.Che.retH312exceptזוּלָתָ֖הּzu.la.TahH2108thathereבָּזֶ֑הba.ZehH2088. AndDavidH1732saidH559, There is none like that;giveתְּנֶ֥נָּהte.Ne.nahH5414it to me.

10AndDavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272thatdayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117forfearמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, andwentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAchishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

11And theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofAchishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, Is not thisDavidH1732thekingH4428of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776? did they notsingיַעֲנ֤וּya.'a.NuH6030one to another ofhimH2088indancesבַמְּחֹלוֹת֙va.me.cho.lOtH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SaulH7586hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.fovH505, andDavidH1732his tenthousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233?

12AndDavidH1732laidupוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in hisheartבִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.VoH3824, and wasgreatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440AchishH397thekingH4428ofGathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

13And hechangedוַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.NoH8138hisbehaviourטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940beforeבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869them, and pretended to bemadוַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.LelH1984in theirhandsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, and mademarksוַיְתָיו֙vay.tavH8427on thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, and let hisspittleרִיר֖וֹri.RoH7388falldownוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381upon hisbeardזְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.NoH2206.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, Lo, yeseeתִרְאוּ֙tir.'UH7200themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ismadמִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'H7696: why then have yebroughtתָּבִ֥יאוּta.Vi.'uH935him to me?

15Have Ineedחֲסַ֤רcha.SarH2638of madmenH7696, that ye havebroughtH935this fellow to play the madmanH7696in my presence? shall this fellowcomeH935into myhouseבֵּיתִֽי׃ סbei.TiH1004?

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 21

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