1 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.21.1",
"source": "וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן בָּ֥א הָעִֽיר׃",
"text": "And *wayyāqom* and *wayyēlak* and *wiyehônātān* *bāʾ* the *hāʿîr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāqom*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose/stood up",
"*wayyēlak*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went/departed",
"*wiyehônātān*": "waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Jonathan",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/entered",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular, absolute - the city"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāqom*": "arose/stood up/got up",
"*wayyēlak*": "went/walked/departed",
"*bāʾ*": "came/entered/went into"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.21.2",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ נֹ֔בֶה אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ מַדּ֤וּעַ אַתָּה֙ לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ וְאִ֖ישׁ אֵ֥ין אִתָּֽךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾ* *Dāwid* *nōbeh* to *ʾĂḥîmelek* the *hakkōhēn* and *wayyeḥĕrad* *ʾĂḥîmelek* to *liqrāʾt* *Dāwid* and *wayyōʾmer* to him *maddûaʿ* you *lebaddekā* and *ʾîš* *ʾên* with you",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*nōbeh*": "proper noun, place name - Nob",
"*ʾĂḥîmelek*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ahimelech",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest",
"*wayyeḥĕrad*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he trembled/was afraid",
"*liqrāʾt*": "preposition + infinitive construct of qrʾ - to meet",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*lebaddekā*": "preposition + noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - by yourself/alone",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - man/person",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/no"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "came/entered/arrived at",
"*wayyeḥĕrad*": "trembled/was afraid/was startled/was agitated",
"*liqrāʾt*": "to meet/to encounter",
"*lebaddekā*": "alone/by yourself/on your own"
}
}
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"
}
}
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"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.21.5",
"source": "וַיַּ֨עַן הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵֽין־לֶ֥חֶם חֹ֖ל אֶל־תַּ֣חַת יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אִם־לֶ֤חֶם קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ יֵ֔שׁ אִם־נִשְׁמְר֥וּ הַנְּעָרִ֖ים אַ֥ךְ מֵאִשָּֽׁה׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿan* the *hakkōhēn* *ʾet*-*Dāwid* and *wayyōʾmer* there is not-*leḥem* *ḥōl* to-under my *yādî* for-if-*leḥem* *qōdeš* *yēš* if-*nišmerû* the *hanneʿārîm* only from *ʾiššâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - bread",
"*ḥōl*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - common/profane/ordinary",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*qōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - holy/sacred",
"*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is/are",
"*nišmerû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they kept themselves/were kept",
"*hanneʿārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural, absolute - the young men/servants",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular, absolute - woman"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "answered/responded/replied",
"*leḥem ḥōl*": "common bread/ordinary bread/unconsecrated bread",
"*leḥem qōdeš*": "holy bread/consecrated bread/sacred bread",
"*nišmerû*": "kept themselves/abstained/stayed away from/were kept"
}
}