1 Samuel 21:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן קֹ֑דֶשׁ כִּי֩ לֹא־הָ֨יָה שָׁ֜ם לֶ֗חֶם כִּֽי־אִם־לֶ֤חֶם הַפָּנִים֙ הַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂוּם֙ לֶ֣חֶם חֹ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyittēn-to him the hakkōhēn qōdeš for not-hāyâ there leḥem for-if-leḥem the happānîm the hammûsārîm from before YHWH to lāśûm leḥem ḥōm in beyôm taking it away

Grammar Details

• *wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
• *hakkōhēn*: definite article + noun, masculine singular, absolute - the priest
• *qōdeš*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - holy/sacred [bread]
• *hāyâ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/there was
• *leḥem*: noun, masculine singular, absolute - bread
• *happānîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the presence/face
• *hammûsārîm*: definite article + hophal participle, masculine plural - the removed ones
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *lāśûm*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to place/put
• *ḥōm*: adjective, masculine singular - hot/warm
• *beyôm*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in day of
• *hillāqeḥô*: niphal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its being taken away

Word Meanings

• *qōdeš*: holy bread/sacred bread/consecrated bread
• *leḥem happānîm*: showbread/bread of presence/bread of the face
• *hammûsārîm*: the removed ones/those taken away
• *lāśûm*: to place/to put/to set out
• *ḥōm*: hot/warm/fresh

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 22:9 : 9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
• 1 Chr 27:29 : 29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
• Ps 52:1-9 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came{H8800)} and told{H8686)} Saul, and said{H8799)} unto him, David is come{H8804)} to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest{H8691)} thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth{H8799)} mischiefs; like a sharp{H8794)} razor, working{H8802)} deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest{H8804)} evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak{H8763)} righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest{H8804)} all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy{H8799)} thee for ever, he shall take thee away{H8799)}, and pluck thee out{H8799)} of thy dwelling place, and root thee out{H8765)} of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see{H8799)}, and fear{H8799)}, and shall laugh{H8799)} at him: 7 Lo, this is the man that made{H8799)} not God his strength; but trusted{H8799)} in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened{H8799)} himself in his wickedness. 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust{H8804)} in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 9 I will praise{H8686)} thee for ever, because thou hast done{H8804)} it: and I will wait{H8762)} on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
• Amos 8:5 : 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
• Matt 15:8 : 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
• Acts 21:26-27 : 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
• Gen 13:7-8 : 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
• Gen 26:20 : 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
• 1 Sam 11:5 : 5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
• 1 Sam 14:47 : 47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.
• 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.