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"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.21.6",
"source": "וַיַּעַן֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ כִּ֣י אִם־אִשָּׁ֤ה עֲצֻֽרָה־לָ֙נוּ֙ כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם בְּצֵאתִ֕י וַיִּהְי֥וּ כְלֵֽי־הַנְּעָרִ֖ים קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְהוּא֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ חֹ֔ל וְאַ֕ף כִּ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם יִקְדַּ֥שׁ בַּכֶּֽלִי׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿan* *Dāwid* *ʾet*-the *hakkōhēn* and *wayyōʾmer* to him but if-*ʾiššâ* *ʿăṣûrâ*-to us as *kitmôl* *šilšōm* in my *beṣēʾtî* and *wayyihyû* *kelê*-the *hanneʿārîm* *qōdeš* and he *derekh* *ḥōl* and also because the *hayyôm* *yiqdaš* in the *bakkelî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular, absolute - woman",
"*ʿăṣûrâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - withheld/kept away",
"*kitmôl*": "preposition + noun - as yesterday",
"*šilšōm*": "adverb - three days ago/day before yesterday",
"*beṣēʾtî*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - in my going out",
"*wayyihyû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were/became",
"*kelê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - vessels/articles of",
"*hanneʿārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural, absolute - the young men/servants",
"*qōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - holy/sacred",
"*derekh*": "noun, feminine singular, absolute - way/journey",
"*ḥōl*": "noun, masculine singular, absolute - common/profane/ordinary",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the day/today",
"*yiqdaš*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will sanctify/be sanctified",
"*bakkelî*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the vessel"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăṣûrâ*": "withheld/kept away/forbidden/restricted",
"*kitmôl šilšōm*": "recently/for the past few days/as before/as in previous times",
"*kelê*": "vessels/articles/equipment/bodies",
"*derekh ḥōl*": "common journey/ordinary mission/secular matter",
"*yiqdaš*": "will be sanctified/will become holy/will be consecrated"
}
}