1 Sam. 21:5 in context
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1 Sam. 21:4      1 Sam. 21:6

First Samuel 21:5

And David answered the priest and said to him, "Since we have abstained from women these three days, when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, even though it was an ordinary journey, how much more so today when there will be holy bread in the vessels?"
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיַּעַן   הַכֹּהֵן   אֶת   דָּוִד   וַיֹּאמֶר   אֵין   לֶחֶם   חֹל   אֶל   תַּחַת   יָדִי   כִּי   אִם   לֶחֶם   קֹדֶשׁ   יֵשׁ   אִם   נִשְׁמְרוּ   הַנְּעָרִים   אַךְ   מֵאִשָּׁה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ἱερεὺς τῷ Δαυιδ καὶ εἶπεν οὐκ εἰσὶν ἄρτοι βέβηλοι ὑπὸ τὴν χεῖρά μου ὅτι ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἄρτοι ἅγιοι εἰσίν εἰ πεφυλαγμένα τὰ παιδάριά ἐστιν ἀπὸ γυναικός καὶ φάγεται

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H6030b
 וַ (va)
יַּ֨עַן (jaan)
 seq
to answer
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H9009
H3548
 הַ (ha)
כֹּהֵ֤ן (kóhen)
 the
priest
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H1732
 דָּוִד֙ (david)
 David
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9001
H0559
 וַ (va)
יֹּ֔אמֶר (jómer)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H0369
H9014
 אֵֽין (ein-)
־
nothing
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3899
 לֶ֥חֶם (lechem)
 food
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H2455
 חֹ֖ל (chól)
 common
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H0413
H9014
 אֶל (el-)
־
to(wards)
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H8478
 תַּ֣חַת (tachat)
 underneath
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3027
H9020
 יָדִ֑ (jadi)
י (j)
 hand
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H3588b
H9014
 כִּֽי (ki-)
־
except
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H0518b
H9014
 אִם (im-)
־
except
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H3899
 לֶ֤חֶם (lechem)
 food
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H6944
 קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (qódesh)
 holiness
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H3426
 יֵ֔שׁ (jesh)
 be
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H0518a
H9014
 אִם (im-)
־
if
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H8104
 נִשְׁמְר֥וּ (nishemero)
 to keep
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p pl. niphal qatal third person plural

VNp3cp
H9009
H5288
 הַ (ha)
נְּעָרִ֖ים (nearim)
 the
youth
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H0389
 אַ֥ךְ (akhe)
 surely
Adv. Adverb

 D
H9006
H0802
H9016
H9017
 מֵ (me)
אִשָּֽׁה (ishah)
׃
פ (f)
 from
woman
verseEnd
para
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncfsa

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