1 Samuel 21:8
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”
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ASV
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
KJV
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
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Commentary
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| דָּוִד֙ | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ | la.'a.chi.Me.lekh | to Ahimelech | H288 → |
| וְאִ֛ין | ve.'In | and where? | H371 → |
| יֶשׁ־ | yesh- | there | H3426 → |
| פֹּ֥ה | poh | here | H6311 → |
| תַֽחַת־ | ta.chat- | under | H8478 → |
| יָדְךָ֖ | ya.de.Kha | hand your | H3027 → |
| חֲנִ֣ית | cha.Nit | [is] a spear | H2595 → |
| אוֹ־ | 'ov- | or | H176 → |
| חָ֑רֶב | Cha.rev | a sword | H2719 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| גַם־ | gam- | both | H1571 → |
| חַרְבִּ֤י | char.Bi | sword my | H2719 → |
| וְגַם־ | ve.gam- | <and> as well as | H1571 → |
| כֵּלַי֙ | ke.Lai | weapons my | H3627 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| לָקַ֣חְתִּי | la.Kach.ti | I took | H3947 → |
| בְיָדִ֔י | ve.ya.Di | in hand my | H3027 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| הָיָ֥ה | ha.Yah | it was | H1961 → |
| דְבַר־ | de.var- | [the] matter of | H1697 → |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| נָחֽוּץ׃ ס | na.Chutz | urgent | H5169 → |
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