1 Samuel 21:9
The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
BSB
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ASV
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
KJV
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| הַכֹּהֵ֗ן | ha.ko.Hen | the priest | H3548 → |
| חֶרֶב֩ | che.Rev | [the] sword of | H2719 → |
| גָּלְיָ֨ת | gal.Yat | Goliath | H1555 → |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י | ha.pe.lish.Ti | the Philistine | H6430 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | whom | H834 → |
| הִכִּ֣יתָ׀ | hi.Ki.ta | you struck down | H5221 → |
| בְּעֵ֣מֶק | be.'E.mek | in [the] valley of | H6010 → |
| הָאֵלָ֗ה | ha.'e.Lah | <the> Elah | H425 → |
| הִנֵּה־ | hi.neh- | here! | H2009 → |
| הִ֞יא | hi' | it | H1931 → |
| לוּטָ֣ה | lu.Tah | [is] wrapped | H3874 → |
| בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ | va.sim.Lah | in the cloak | H8071 → |
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | 'a.cha.Rei | behind | H310 → |
| הָאֵפוֹד֒ | ha.'e.fOd | the ephod | H646 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| אֹתָ֤הּ | 'o.Tah | <obj.> it | H853 → |
| תִּֽקַּח־ | ti.kach- | you will take | H3947 → |
| לְךָ֙ | le.Kha | for <the> yourself | |
| קָ֔ח | Kach | take [it] | H3947 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אֵ֥ין | 'ein | there not | H369 → |
| אַחֶ֛רֶת | 'a.Che.ret | [is] another | H312 → |
| זוּלָתָ֖הּ | zu.la.Tah | except it | H2108 → |
| בָּזֶ֑ה | ba.Zeh | in this [place] | H2088 → |
| וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| דָּוִ֛ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| אֵ֥ין | 'ein | there not | H369 → |
| כָּמ֖וֹהָ | ka.Mo.ha | [is] like it | H3644 → |
| תְּנֶ֥נָּה | te.Ne.nah | give it | H5414 → |
| לִּֽי׃ | Li | to <the> me |
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