1 Samuel 21:1 Go deeper
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? (KJV)
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וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and he went
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 1
דָוִד֙da.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 2
נֹ֔בֶהNoehNob towards
Lemma: נֹב (nov) · Strong's: H5011
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nob
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:11, 1 Samuel 22:19, Nehemiah 11:32, Isaiah 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5011; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 4
אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhAhimelech
Lemma: אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.chi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0288G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahimelech
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:2, 1 Samuel 21:8, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:11, 1 Samuel 22:14, 1 Samuel 22:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0288G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 5
הַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 6
וַיֶּחֱרַ֨דvai.ye.che.Radand he trembled
Lemma: חָרַד (cha.rad) · Strong's: H2729
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to tremble
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:33, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:18, Leviticus 26:6, Deuteronomy 28:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2729; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 7
אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhAhimelech
Lemma: אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ (a.chi.me.lekh) · Strong's: H0288G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahimelech
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:2, 1 Samuel 21:8, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:11, 1 Samuel 22:14, 1 Samuel 22:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0288G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 8
לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meet
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: meet
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 9
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 10
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 11
מַדּ֤וּעַma.Du.a'why?
Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: why?
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 12
אַתָּה֙'a.Tah[are] you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 13
לְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khato alone you
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: alone
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 2:18, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 14
וְאִ֖ישׁve.'Ishand [is] anyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 15
אֵ֥ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 16
אִתָּֽךְ\׃'i.Takhwith you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 1 Samuel 21:1 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to Nob | → | נֹב H5011 Nob |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ahimelech | → | אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0288G Ahimelech |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| And when Ahimelech | → | אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0288G Ahimelech |
| met | → | קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| he trembled | → | חָרַד H2729 to tremble |
| and asked | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| him | → | |
| Why [are] | → | מַדּוּעַ H4069 why? |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| alone | → | בַּד H0905H alone |
| Why is | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| no one | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| with you | → | אֵת H0854 with |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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