- 1Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן בָּ֥א הָעִֽיר
- 2And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.וַיָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ נֹ֔בֶה אֶל אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיֶּחֱרַ֨ד אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מַדּ֤וּעַ אַתָּה֙ לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ וְאִ֖ישׁ אֵ֥ין אִתָּֽךְ
- 3Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ צִוַּ֣נִי דָבָר֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י אִ֣ישׁ אַל יֵ֧דַע מְא֛וּמָה אֶת הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ֖ וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑ךָ וְאֶת הַנְּעָרִ֣ים יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי אֶל מְק֥וֹם פְּלֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי
- 4And 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.וְעַתָּ֗ה מַה יֵּ֧שׁ תַּֽחַת יָדְךָ֛ חֲמִשָּׁה לֶ֖חֶם תְּנָ֣ה בְיָדִ֑י א֖וֹ הַנִּמְצָֽא
- 5And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.וַיַּ֨עַן הַכֹּהֵ֤ן אֶת דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵֽין לֶ֥חֶם חֹ֖ל אֶל תַּ֣חַת יָדִ֑י כִּֽי אִם לֶ֤חֶם קֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ יֵ֔שׁ אִם נִשְׁמְר֥וּ הַנְּעָרִ֖ים אַ֥ךְ מֵאִשָּֽׁה
- 6So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.וַיַּעַן֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת הַכֹּהֵ֜ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כִּ֣י אִם אִשָּׁ֤ה עֲצֻֽרָה כִּתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם בְּצֵאתִ֕י וַיִּהְי֥וּ כְלֵֽי הַנְּעָרִ֖ים קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְהוּא֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ חֹ֔ל וְאַ֕ף כִּ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם יִקְדַּ֥שׁ בַּכֶּֽלִי
- 7Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.וַיִּתֶּן הַכֹּהֵ֖ן קֹ֑דֶשׁ כִּי֩ לֹא הָ֨יָה שָׁ֜ם לֶ֗חֶם כִּֽי אִם לֶ֤חֶם הַפָּנִים֙ הַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לָשׂוּם֙ לֶ֣חֶם חֹ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִלָּקְחֽוֹ
- 8And 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.וְשָׁ֡ם אִישׁ֩ מֵעַבְדֵ֨י שָׁא֜וּל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נֶעְצָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֖וֹ דֹּאֵ֣ג הָאֲדֹמִ֑י אַבִּ֥יר הָרֹעִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְשָׁאֽוּל
- 9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאִ֛ין יֶשׁ פֹּ֥ה תַֽחַת יָדְךָ֖ חֲנִ֣ית אוֹ חָ֑רֶב כִּ֣י גַם חַרְבִּ֤י וְגַם כֵּלַי֙ לֹֽא לָקַ֣חְתִּי בְיָדִ֔י כִּֽי הָיָ֥ה דְבַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נָחֽוּץ
- 10And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן חֶרֶב֩ גָּלְיָ֨ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י אֲשֶׁר הִכִּ֣יתָ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֗ה הִנֵּה הִ֞יא לוּטָ֣ה בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאֵפוֹד֒ אִם אֹתָ֤הּ תִּֽקַּח קָ֔ח כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖הּ בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֵ֥ין כָּמ֖וֹהָ תְּנֶ֥נָּה
- 11And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּבְרַ֥ח בַּיּוֹם הַה֖וּא מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיָּבֹ֕א אֶל אָכִ֖ישׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת
- 12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ עַבְדֵ֤י אָכִישׁ֙ אֵלָ֔יו הֲלוֹא זֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד מֶ֣לֶךְ הָאָ֑רֶץ הֲל֣וֹא לָזֶ֗ה יַעֲנ֤וּ בַמְּחֹלוֹת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ באלפו בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד ברבבתו בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו
- 13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.וַיָּ֧שֶׂם דָּוִ֛ד אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בִּלְבָב֑וֹ וַיִּרָ֣א מְאֹ֔ד מִפְּנֵ֖י אָכִ֥ישׁ מֶֽלֶךְ גַּֽת
- 14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?וַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹ אֶת טַעְמוֹ֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖ל בְּיָדָ֑ם ויתו וַיְתָיו֙ עַל דַּלְת֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔עַר וַיּ֥וֹרֶד רִיר֖וֹ אֶל זְקָנֽוֹ
- 15Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָכִ֖ישׁ אֶל עֲבָדָ֑יו הִנֵּ֤ה תִרְאוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ לָ֛מָּה תָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵלָֽי
1 Samuel 21 KJV
Read 1 Samuel chapter 21 in the King James Version alongside the tagged Hebrew source text and YHWSA's chapter-specific lexical research. Select any verse to open YHWSA's concordance, gematria, Qabala, metaphysical, Neville Goddard, comparison, and note-taking tools.
1 Samuel 21 original-language research
The Hebrew lines shown beneath the KJV text come from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) data in YHWSA. The chapter vocabulary below is ranked from verse-level Strong's tagging; grammatical particles are omitted so meaningful terms remain visible.
266 tagged Hebrew tokens115 distinct lexical entries15 of 15 verses source-tagged
דָּוִדH1732
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
יָדH3027
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
כֹּהֵןH3548
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
לֶחֶםH3899
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
מֶלֶךְH4428
a king
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
פָּנִיםH6440
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
דָּבָרH1697
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 21:1 | 2,727 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:2 | 6,250 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:3 | 9,844 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:4 | 3,823 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:5 | 9,400 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:6 | 9,849 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:7 | 9,989 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:8 | 5,307 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:9 | 7,931 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:10 | 9,465 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:11 | 3,462 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:12 | 5,317 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:13 | 3,981 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:14 | 5,947 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 21:15 | 3,444 | study verse |
Lexical definitions describe possible word ranges, not automatic interpretations of a verse. See the concordance guide, gematria method, and source policy.
Continue the investigation
Open this chapter in YHWSA to inspect Strong's entries, trace roots and occurrences, compare symbolic readings, and save your own research.
Open the full research workspace