Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 22:14 Interlinear

answered Then Ahimelech the king and said among all thy servants as David And who is so faithful son in law the king and goeth at thy bidding and is honourable in thine house

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֧עַןH6030answeredproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְH288Then Ahimelechachimelek, the name of an israelite and of a hittite
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4הַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428the kinga king
5וַיֹּאמַ֑רH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
6וּמִ֤יH4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
7בְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
8עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙H5650among all thy servantsa servant
9כְּדָוִ֣דH1732as Daviddavid, the youngest son of jesse
10נֶֽאֱמָ֔ןH539And who is so faithfulproperly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
11וַֽחֲתַ֥ןH2860son in lawa relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively, a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal)
12הַמֶּ֛לֶךְH4428the kinga king
13וְסָ֥רH5493and goethto turn off (literally or figuratively)
14אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
15מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָH4928at thy biddingaudience, i.e., the royal court; also obedience, i.e., (concretely) a subject
16וְנִכְבָּ֥דH3513and is honourableto be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
17בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃H1004in thine housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 22:13said And Saul unto him Why have ye conspired ...
1 Samuel 22:14 (current)answered Then Ahimelech the king and said among all thy servants as David And who is so faithful son in law the king and goeth at thy bidding and is honourable in thine house
1 Samuel 22:15Did I then begin to enquire to enquire of God for him be it far from me...

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