1 Samuel 21:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, but there is some consecrated bread— provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”

Young's Literal Translation

And the priest answereth David, and saith, ‘There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.’

King James Bible

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.

Hebrew
“[There is] no
אֵֽין־ (’ên-)
0
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

common
חֹ֖ל (ḥōl)
0
Strong's 2455: Profaneness, commonness

bread
לֶ֥חֶם (le·ḥem)
0
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

on
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
0
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

hand,”
יָדִ֑י (yā·ḏî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֤ן (hak·kō·hên)
0
Strong's 3548: Priest

replied,
וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an)
0
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

“but
אִם־ (’im-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

there is some
יֵ֔שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

consecrated
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (qō·ḏeš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

bread—
לֶ֤חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

provided that
אִם־ (’im-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

the young men
הַנְּעָרִ֖ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

have kept themselves
נִשְׁמְר֥וּ (niš·mə·rū)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

from women.”
מֵאִשָּֽׁה׃ (mê·’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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