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1 Samuel 21:1

Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
1 Samuel 21:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ נֹ֔בֶה אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ מַדּ֤וּעַ אַתָּה֙ לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ וְאִ֖ישׁ אֵ֥ין אִתָּֽךְ׃

  1. וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. דָוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. נֹ֔בֶהNoeh“Nob towards”
    Noun, proper name of a place + Suffix, directional · from נֹב · “Nob” · Strong's H5011
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekh“Ahimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Ahimelech” · Strong's H0288G
  6. הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  7. וַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.Rad“and he trembled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָרַד · “to tremble” · Strong's H2729
  8. אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekh“Ahimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Ahimelech” · Strong's H0288G
  9. לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Rat“to meet”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרָא · “meet” · Strong's H7122G
  10. דָּוִ֗דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  11. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. לוֹ֙lo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  13. מַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  14. אַתָּה֙'a.Tah“[are] you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  15. לְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.kha“to alone you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  16. וְאִ֖ישׁve.'Ish“and [is] anyone”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  17. אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  18. אִתָּֽךְ׃'i.Takh“with you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)