God & Savior

1 Samuel 21:9

The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
1 Samuel 21:9
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן חֶרֶב֩ גָּלְיָ֨ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּ֣יתָ׀ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֗ה הִנֵּה־הִ֞יא לוּטָ֣ה בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאֵפוֹד֒ אִם־אֹתָ֤הּ תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֙ קָ֔ח כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖הּ בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֵ֥ין כָּמ֖וֹהָ תְּנֶ֥נָּה לִּֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.Hen“the priest”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  3. חֶרֶב֩che.Rev“[the] sword of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  4. גָּלְיָ֨תgal.Yat“Goliath”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from גׇּלְיַת · “Goliath” · Strong's H1555
  5. הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.Ti“the Philistine”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. הִכִּ֣יתָ׀hi.Ki.ta“you struck down”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  8. בְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mek“in [the] valley of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵ֫מֶק · “valley” · Strong's H6010I
  9. הָאֵלָ֗הha.'e.Lah“<the> Elah”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵלָה · “of Elah” · Strong's H0425L
  10. הִנֵּה־hi.neh-“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  11. הִ֞יאhi'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  12. לוּטָ֣הlu.Tah“[is] wrapped”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from לוּט · “to wrap” · Strong's H3874
  13. בַשִּׂמְלָה֮va.sim.Lah“in the cloak”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְלָה · “mantle” · Strong's H8071
  14. אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Rei“behind”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  15. הָאֵפוֹד֒ha.'e.fOd“the ephod”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵפוֹד · “ephod” · Strong's H0646
  16. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  17. אֹתָ֤הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. תִּֽקַּח־ti.kach-“you will take”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  19. לְךָ֙le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  20. קָ֔חKach“take [it]”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  21. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  22. אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  23. אַחֶ֛רֶת'a.Che.ret“[is] another”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
  24. זוּלָתָ֖הּzu.la.Tah“except it”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from זוּלָה · “exception” · Strong's H2108
  25. בָּזֶ֑הba.Zeh“in this [place]”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  26. וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  27. דָּוִ֛דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  28. אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  29. כָּמ֖וֹהָka.Mo.ha“[is] like it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  30. תְּנֶ֥נָּהte.Ne.nah“give it”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  31. לִּֽי׃Li“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
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)