Verse 9
1 Samuel 21:9
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And the priest said: Lo, here is the sword of Goliath the Philistine whom thou slewest in the valley of Terebinth, wrapped up in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take this, take it, for here is no other but this. And David said: There is none like that, give it me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ לַ/אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְ/אִ֛ין יֶשׁ פֹּ֥ה תַֽחַת יָדְ/ךָ֖ חֲנִ֣ית אוֹ חָ֑רֶב כִּ֣י גַם חַרְבִּ֤/י וְ/גַם כֵּלַ/י֙ לֹֽא לָקַ֣חְתִּי בְ/יָדִ֔/י כִּֽי הָיָ֥ה דְבַר הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ נָחֽוּץ
English Translation
And David said to Ahimelech, "Is there not here under your hand a spear or a sword? For I have taken neither my sword nor my weapons in my hand, because the king's matter was urgent."
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Chapter 21 Context
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And David came to Nobe to Achimelech the priest: and Achimelech was astonished at David's coming. An...
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And David said to Achimelech the priest: The king hath commanded me a business, and said: Let no man...
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Now therefore if thou have any thing at hand, though it were but five loaves, give me, or whatsoever...
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And the priest answered David, saying: I have no common bread at hand, but only holy bread, if the y...
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And David answered the priest, and said to him: Truly, as to what concerneth women, we have refraine...
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The priest therefore gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there, but only the loaves of p...
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Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, within the tabernacle of the Lord: and...
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And David said to Achimelech: Hast thou here at hand a spear, or a sword? for I brought not my own s...
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And the priest said: Lo, here is the sword of Goliath the Philistine whom thou slewest in the valley...
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And David arose and fled that day from the face of Saul: and came to Achis the king of Geth:
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And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David the king of the land?...
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But David laid up these words in his heart, and was exceedingly afraid at the face of Achis the king...
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And he changed his countenance before them, and slipt down between their hands: and he stumbled agai...
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And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad: why have you brought him to me?
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Have we need of madmen, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? sha...
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