Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Ahimelech,לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ“And is there notוְאִין יֶשׁhereפֹּהunderתַחַתyour handיָדְךָa spearחֲנִיתorאוֹa sword?חָרֶבForכִּיI did not takeלֹא לָקַחְתִּיeitherגַםmy swordחַרְבִּיorוְגַםmy weaponsכֵּלַיin my hand,בְיָדִיbecauseכִּיthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְbusinessדְבַרwasהָיָהurgent.”נָחוּץ
1 Samuel 21:8
Study it in the app“David said to Ahimelech, “And is there not here under your hand a spear or a sword? For I did not take either my sword or my weapons in my hand, because the king’s business was urgent.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 21:8, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְachimelech
Ahimelech
Ahimelech: the name of several men; best known is the priest of Nob who gave David bread and Goliath's sword and was killed by Saul's order (1 Samuel 21-22); also a Hittite companion of David (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my brother is king".
Where else “achimelech” appears- “And is there notאִיןin
is there not?
Question particle: "is there not…?". It appears only once (1 Samuel 21:8).
Where else “in” appears- your handיָדְyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- a spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- a swordחָרֶבcharev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appears- I did not takeלָקַחְתִּיlakachti
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “lakachti” appears- my weaponsכֵּלַkela
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kela” appears- the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- businessדְבַרdevar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- urgentנָחוּץnachuts
be urgent
Be urgent, pressing. It appears only once (1 Samuel 21:8).
Where else “nachuts” appears
The context
7Now there was a man of the servants of Saul on that day, detained before YHWH; his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief of the shepherds who belonged to Saul.
8 · This verse (above)
9The priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck in the Valley of Elah, look, it is wrapped in a cloak behind the ephod. If you will take it for yourself, take it, for there is no other besides it here.” David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”