Verse 3

{ "verseID": "1 Samuel.21.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ צִוַּ֣נִי דָבָר֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י אִ֣ישׁ אַל־יֵ֧דַע מְא֛וּמָה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑ךָ וְאֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֣ים יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי אֶל־מְק֥וֹם פְּלֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Dāwid* to *laʾĂḥîmelek* the *hakkōhēn* the *hammelek* *ṣiwwanî* *dābār* and *wayyōʾmer* to me *ʾîš* not *yēdaʿ* *meʾûmâ* *ʾet*-the *haddābār* which-*ʾānōkî* *šōlēaḥăkā* and which *ṣiwwîtîkā* and *ʾet*-the *hanneʿārîm* *yôdaʿtî* to *meqôm* *pelōnî* *ʾalmônî*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*laʾĂḥîmelek*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Ahimelech", "*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest", "*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the king", "*ṣiwwanî*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - he commanded me", "*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - word/matter/thing", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - man/anyone", "*yēdaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - let know/know", "*meʾûmâ*": "noun, masculine singular - anything", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*haddābār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the word/matter/thing", "*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*šōlēaḥăkā*": "qal active participle, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - sending you", "*ṣiwwîtîkā*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - I commanded you", "*hanneʿārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural, absolute - the young men/servants", "*yôdaʿtî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I made known/informed/directed", "*meqôm*": "noun, masculine singular, construct - place of", "*pelōnî*": "adjective, masculine singular - certain/specific", "*ʾalmônî*": "adjective, masculine singular - such and such/unnamed" }, "variants": { "*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/command", "*yēdaʿ*": "know/be aware of/learn about", "*šōlēaḥăkā*": "sending you/dispatching you", "*yôdaʿtî*": "I made known/I informed/I directed/I appointed", "*pelōnî ʾalmônî*": "such and such a place/certain unnamed place/specific undisclosed location" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 9:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Judges.9.29", "source": "וּמִ֨י יִתֵּ֜ן אֶת־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדִ֔י וְאָסִ֖ירָה אֶת־אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לַאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ רַבֶּ֥ה צְבָאֲךָ֖ וָצֵֽאָה׃", "text": "And-who *yittēn* *ʾet*-*hāʿām* *hazzeh* in-my-hand, and-*ʾāsîrâ* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîmelek*. And-*yōʾmer* to-*ʾăbîmelek*: *rabbēh* your-*ṣĕbāʾăkā* and-*ṣēʾâ*.", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittēn*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - would give", "*hāʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective with definite article - this", "*yādî*": "feminine noun with pronominal suffix, 1st person singular - my hand", "*ʾāsîrâ*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - I would remove", "*ʾăbîmelek*": "proper noun - Abimelech", "*yōʾmer*": "verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - said", "*rabbēh*": "verb, Piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - increase/multiply", "*ṣĕbāʾăkā*": "masculine noun with pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular - your army", "*ṣēʾâ*": "verb, Qal imperative with paragogic heh, 2nd person masculine singular - come out" }, "variants": { "*yittēn*": "would give/would place/would put", "*ʾāsîrâ*": "I would remove/I would get rid of/I would depose", "*rabbēh*": "increase/multiply/make large", "*ṣĕbāʾăkā*": "your army/your host/your troops", "*ṣēʾâ*": "come out/go forth/come out (to battle)" } }
  • 1 Sam 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.21.4", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה מַה־יֵּ֧שׁ תַּֽחַת־יָדְךָ֛ חֲמִשָּׁה־לֶ֖חֶם תְּנָ֣ה בְיָדִ֑י א֖וֹ הַנִּמְצָֽא׃", "text": "And *weʿattâ* what-*yēš* under-your *yādekā* five-*leḥem* *tenâ* in my *beyādî* or the *hannimṣāʾ*", "grammar": { "*weʿattâ*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and now", "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is/are", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - bread", "*tenâ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - give", "*beyādî*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - in my hand", "*hannimṣāʾ*": "definite article + niphal participle, masculine singular, absolute - the found/available" }, "variants": { "*yēš*": "there is/exists/is available", "*leḥem*": "bread/food", "*tenâ*": "give/place/put", "*hannimṣāʾ*": "the [thing] found/whatever is available/what can be found" } }
  • Isa 3:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.3.6", "source": "כִּֽי־יִתְפֹּ֨שׂ אִ֤ישׁ בְּאָחִיו֙ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יו שִׂמְלָ֣ה לְכָ֔ה קָצִ֖ין תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑נוּ וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את תַּ֥חַת יָדֶֽךָ", "text": "When-*yitpōś* *ʾîš* on-*ʾāḥîw* of-*bêt* *ʾābîw*: '*śimlāh* to-you, *qāṣîn* *tihyeh*-to-us, and-the-*makšēlāh* the-*zōʾt* under *yādekā*'", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - when/because", "*yitpōś*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will seize/grasp", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - a man", "*bə*": "preposition - on/at", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father", "*śimlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cloak/outer garment", "*lekā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*qāṣîn*": "noun, masculine singular - ruler/commander", "*tihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will be", "*lānû*": "preposition with 1st person common plural suffix - to us", "*hamakšēlāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the ruin/stumbling", "*hazzōʾt*": "demonstrative adjective, feminine singular - this", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand" }, "variants": { "*yitpōś*": "will seize/grasp/take hold of", "*ʾîš*": "man/someone/each", "*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/kinsman/relative", "*bêt ʾābîw*": "his father's house/family", "*śimlāh*": "cloak/outer garment/clothing", "*qāṣîn*": "ruler/commander/chief", "*tihyeh*": "you will be/become/exist as", "*makšēlāh*": "ruin/stumbling/downfall", "*zōʾt*": "this/this one", "*yād*": "hand/power/control" } }