1 Samuel 21:5
David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the equipment of the young men is holy, as it is even on common missions, and all the more at this time.”
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ASV
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day shall their vessels be holy?
KJV
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעַן֩ | vai.ya.'An | and he answered | H6030 → |
| דָּוִ֨ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַכֹּהֵ֜ן | ha.ko.Hen | the priest | H3548 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| ל֗וֹ | lo | to <the> him | |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | except | H518 → |
| אִשָּׁ֤ה | 'i.Shah | woman | H802 → |
| עֲצֻֽרָה־ | 'a.tzu.rah- | [is] withheld | H6113 → |
| לָ֙נוּ֙ | la.nu | to <the> us | |
| כִּתְמ֣וֹל | kit.Mol | as yesterday | H8543 → |
| שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם | shil.Shom | three days ago | H8032 → |
| בְּצֵאתִ֕י | be.tze.Ti | when go out I | H3318 → |
| וַיִּהְי֥וּ | vai.yih.Yu | and they were | H1961 → |
| כְלֵֽי־ | khe.lei- | [the] vessels of | H3627 → |
| הַנְּעָרִ֖ים | ha.ne.'a.Rim | the young men | H5288 → |
| קֹ֑דֶשׁ | Ko.desh | holiness | H6944 → |
| וְהוּא֙ | ve.Hu' | and it | H1931 → |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | De.rekh | [is] a journey of | H1870 → |
| חֹ֔ל | Chol | profaneness | H2455 → |
| וְאַ֕ף | ve.'Af | and indeed? | H637 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| הַיּ֖וֹם | hai.Yom | this day | H3117 → |
| יִקְדַּ֥שׁ | yik.Dash | it is holy | H6942 → |
| בַּכֶּֽלִי׃ | ba.Ke.li | in the vessel | H3627 → |
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