Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 21:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 1 Samuel 21:8, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“said And David unto Ahimelech not And is there here under thine hand spear my sword my sword nor my weapons for I have neither brought here under thine hand required business because the king's haste”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | H559 | said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | דָּוִד֙ | H1732 | And David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 3 | לַֽאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ | H288 | unto Ahimelech | achimelek, the name of an israelite and of a hittite |
| 4 | וְאִ֛ין | H371 | not | is it not? |
| 5 | יֶשׁ | H3426 | And is there | there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) |
| 6 | פֹּ֥ה | H6311 | this place (french ici), i.e., here or hence | |
| 7 | תַֽחַת | H8478 | the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | |
| 8 | בְיָדִ֔י | H3027 | here under thine hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 9 | חֲנִ֣ית | H2595 | spear | a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent) |
| 10 | אוֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 11 | חַרְבִּ֤י | H2719 | my sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 12 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 13 | גַם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 14 | חַרְבִּ֤י | H2719 | my sword | drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement |
| 15 | וְגַם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 16 | כֵּלַי֙ | H3627 | nor my weapons | something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) |
| 17 | לֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 18 | לָקַ֣חְתִּי | H3947 | for I have neither brought | to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| 19 | בְיָדִ֔י | H3027 | here under thine hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 20 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 21 | הָיָ֥ה | H1961 | required | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
| 22 | דְבַר | H1697 | business | a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause |
| 23 | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | H4428 | because the king's | a king |
| 24 | נָחֽוּץ׃ | H5169 | haste | to be urgent |
Verse Context
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