Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 23:6 Interlinear

“ fled And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech to David to Keilah with an ephod that he came down in his hand”

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1 Samuel 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְהִ֗י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	בִּ֠בְרֹחַ	H1272	fled	to bolt, i.e., figuratively, to flee suddenly
3	אֶבְיָתָ֧ר	H54	And it came to pass when Abiathar	ebjathar, an israelite
4	בֶּן	H1121	the son	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
5	אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ	H288	of Ahimelech	achimelek, the name of an israelite and of a hittite
6	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
7	דָּוִ֖ד	H1732	to David	david, the youngest son of jesse
8	קְעִילָ֑ה	H7084	to Keilah	keilah, a place in palestine
9	אֵפ֖וֹד	H646	with an ephod	a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an image
10	יָרַ֥ד	H3381	that he came down	to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
11	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	H3027	in his 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

1 Samuel 23:6 (current) fled And it came to pass when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech to David to Keilah with an ephod that he came down in his hand