1 Samuel 21:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business was urgent.”

Young's Literal Translation
And David saith to Ahimelech, ‘And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.’

King James Bible
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

Hebrew
Then David
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
0
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
0
Strong's 559: To utter, say

Ahimelech,
לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ (la·’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ)
0
Strong's 288: Ahimelech -- 'brother of a king', an Israelite name, also a Hittite name

“Is there
יֶשׁ־ (yeš-)
0
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

not
וְאִ֛ין (wə·’în)
0
Strong's 371: Is it not?

a spear
חֲנִ֣ית (ḥă·nîṯ)
0
Strong's 2595: A lance

or
אוֹ־ (’ōw-)
0
Strong's 176: Desire, if

sword
חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

on
תַֽחַת־ (ṯa·ḥaṯ-)
0
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

hand
יָדְךָ֖ (yā·ḏə·ḵā)
0
Strong's 3027: A hand

here?
פֹּ֥ה (pōh)
0
Strong's 6311: This place, here

For
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I have brought
לָקַ֣חְתִּי (lā·qaḥ·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

neither
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Preposition
Strong's 3808: Not, no

my sword
חַרְבִּ֤י (ḥar·bî)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

nor
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Adverb
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

my weapons
כֵּלַי֙ (kê·lay)
Adverb
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

with me,
בְיָדִ֔י (ḇə·yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the king's
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Conjunction
Strong's 4428: A king

business
דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

was
הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

urgent.”
נָחֽוּץ׃ (nā·ḥūṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5169: Perhaps to urge

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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