Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 21:5 Interlinear

answered And David the priest and said unto him Of a truth women have been kept days from us about these three since I came out and the vessels of the young men are holy and the bread is in a manner common this day yea though it were sanctified and the vessels

Word-by-Word Analysis

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1וַיַּעַן֩H6030answeredproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2דָּוִ֨דH1732And Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4הַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548the priestliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
5וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
6ל֗וֹH0
7כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
8אִםH518unto him Of a truthused very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
9אִשָּׁ֤הH802womena woman
10עֲצֻֽרָהH6113have been keptto inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
11לָ֙נוּ֙H0
12כִּתְמ֣וֹלH8543daysproperly, ago, i.e., a (short or long) time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday
13שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םH8032from us about these threetrebly, i.e., (in time) day before yesterday
14בְּצֵאתִ֕יH3318since I came outto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
15וַיִּֽהְי֥וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16בַּכֶּֽלִי׃H3627and the vesselssomething prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
17הַנְּעָרִ֖יםH5288of the young men(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
18קֹ֑דֶשׁH6944are holya sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
19וְהוּא֙H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
20דֶּ֣רֶךְH1870and the bread is in a mannera road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
21חֹ֔לH2455commonproperly, exposed; hence, profane
22וְאַ֕ףH637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
23כִּ֥יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
24הַיּ֖וֹםH3117this daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
25יִקְדַּ֥שׁH6942yea though it were sanctifiedto be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
26בַּכֶּֽלִי׃H3627and the vesselssomething prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 21:4answered And the priest David and said ...
1 Samuel 21:5 (current)answered And David the priest and said unto him Of a truth women have been kept days from us about these three since I came out and the vessels of the young men are holy and the bread is in a manner common this day yea though it were sanctified and the vessels
1 Samuel 21:6gave So the priest him hallowed ...

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