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1 Samuel 21:8

Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”
1 Samuel 21:8
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאִ֛ין יֶשׁ־פֹּ֥ה תַֽחַת־יָדְךָ֖ חֲנִ֣ית אוֹ־חָ֑רֶב כִּ֣י גַם־חַרְבִּ֤י וְגַם־כֵּלַי֙ לֹֽא־לָקַ֣חְתִּי בְיָדִ֔י כִּֽי־הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נָחֽוּץ׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.chi.Me.lekh“to Ahimelech”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Ahimelech” · Strong's H0288G
  4. וְאִ֛יןve.'In“and where?”
    Conjunction + Particle, interrogative · from אִין · “isn't” · Strong's H0371
  5. יֶשׁ־yesh-“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  6. פֹּ֥הpoh“here”
    Adverb · from פֹּה · “here” · Strong's H6311
  7. תַֽחַת־ta.chat-“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “owning” · Strong's H8478K
  8. יָדְךָ֖ya.de.Kha“hand your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “owner” · Strong's H3027W
  9. חֲנִ֣יתcha.Nit“[is] a spear”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲנִית · “spear” · Strong's H2595
  10. אוֹ־'ov-“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  11. חָ֑רֶבCha.rev“a sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  12. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. גַם־gam-“both”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  14. חַרְבִּ֤יchar.Bi“sword my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  15. וְגַם־ve.gam-“<and> as well as”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  16. כֵּלַי֙ke.Lai“weapons my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
  17. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. לָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.ti“I took”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “bring” · Strong's H3947J
  19. בְיָדִ֔יve.ya.Di“in hand my”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָד · “owner” · Strong's H3027W
  20. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  21. הָיָ֥הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  22. דְבַר־de.var-“[the] matter of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  23. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  24. נָחֽוּץ׃ סna.Chutz“urgent”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָחַץ · “to urge” · Strong's H5169
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)