Verse 3

1 Samuel 21:3

World English Bible

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3 Now therefore what is under your hand? Please give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever is available.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַ/אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַ/כֹּהֵ֗ן הַ/מֶּלֶךְ֮ צִוַּ֣/נִי דָבָר֒ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗/י אִ֣ישׁ אַל יֵ֧דַע מְא֛וּמָה אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵֽחֲ/ךָ֖ וַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑/ךָ וְ/אֶת הַ/נְּעָרִ֣ים יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי אֶל מְק֥וֹם פְּלֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי

English Translation

And David said to Achimelech the priest, "The king has commanded me a matter." And he said to me, "Let no man know anything of the matter for which I send you and what I have commanded you, and the young men I have directed to a certain place."

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Chapter 21 Context

1 Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to... Focus ↗

2 David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me,... Focus ↗

3 Now therefore what is under your hand? Please give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever i...

4 The priest answered David, and said, “I have no common bread, but there is holy bread; if only the y... Focus ↗

5 David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these thre... Focus ↗

6 So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread that was taken fr... Focus ↗

7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name w... Focus ↗

8 David said to Ahimelech, “Isn’t there here under your hand spear or sword? For I have neither brough... Focus ↗

9 The priest said, “Behold, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah... Focus ↗

10 David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. Focus ↗

11 The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one... Focus ↗

12 David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath. Focus ↗

13 He changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be insane in their hands, and scribbled on the... Focus ↗

14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why then have you brought him to... Focus ↗

15 Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this f... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 21 (15 verses)
Version: World English Bible

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