God & Savior

1 Samuel 21:6

So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.
1 Samuel 21:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

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

  1. וַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-“and he gave”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  2. ל֥וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  3. הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  4. קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.desh“a holy thing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  5. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. הָ֨יָהHa.yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. שָׁ֜םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  9. לֶ֗חֶםLe.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  10. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  12. לֶ֤חֶםLe.chem“[the] bread of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  13. הַפָּנִים֙ha.pa.Nim“the presence”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  14. הַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ha.mu.sa.Rim“which had been removed”
    Definite article + Verb, hophal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from סוּר · “remove” · Strong's H5493G
  15. מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Nei“from to before”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  16. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. לָשׂוּם֙la.Sum“to put”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  18. לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“bread of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  19. חֹ֔םChom“heat”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹם · “heat” · Strong's H2527
  20. בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  21. הִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃hi.la.ke.Cho“was taken away it”
    Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)