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1 Samuel 21:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.


1 Samuel 21:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 21:411 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/עַתָּ֗הwəʿatāh
henceforthconjH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
מַהmah
how (longparticleH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
יֵּ֧שׁyēš
areparticleH3426
(he · it · shall · there ···
תַּֽחַתtaḥat
aspronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
יָדְ/ךָ֛yādəkā
handnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
חֲמִשָּׁהḥămišāh
fifadjH2568
fifth · five
לֶ֖חֶםleḥem
breadnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
תְּנָ֣/הtənāh
addverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
בְ/יָדִ֑/יbəyādiy
handpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
א֖וֹʾwō
alsoconjH176
and · either · if · at the least ···
הַ/נִּמְצָֽאhaniməṣāʾ
befallparticleH4672
be able · being · catch · certainly ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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