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1 Samuel 21:4

“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
1 Samuel 21:4
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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)

וַיַּ֨עַן הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת־דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵֽין־לֶ֥חֶם חֹ֖ל אֶל־תַּ֣חַת יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אִם־לֶ֤חֶם קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ יֵ֔שׁ אִם־נִשְׁמְר֥וּ הַנְּעָרִ֖ים אַ֥ךְ מֵאִשָּֽׁה׃ פ

  1. וַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'an“and he answered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  2. הַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  5. וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. אֵֽין־'ein-“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  7. לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem“[is] bread of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  8. חֹ֖לchol“profaneness”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹל · “common” · Strong's H2455
  9. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “owning” · Strong's H8478K
  11. יָדִ֑יya.Di“hand my”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָד · “owner” · Strong's H3027W
  12. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  14. לֶ֤חֶםLe.chem“[is] bread of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  15. קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.desh“holiness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  16. יֵ֔שׁYesh“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  17. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  18. נִשְׁמְר֥וּnish.me.Ru“they have kept themselves”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  19. הַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.Rim“the young men”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  20. אַ֥ךְ'akh“only”
    Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
  21. מֵאִשָּֽׁה׃ פme.'i.Shah“from a woman”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)