1 Samuel 21:8
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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 sword, nor my own weapons with me, for the king's business required haste.

1 Samuel 21:7
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, within the tabernacle of the Lord: and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of Saul's herdsmen.

1 Samuel 21:9
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 there is no other but this. And David said: There is none like that, give it me.

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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 sword, nor my own weapons with me, for the king's business required haste.

Context
David Flees to Gath
8And David said to Achimelech: Hast thou here at hand a spear, or a sword? for I brought not my own sword, nor my own weapons with me, for the king's business required haste.9And 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 there is no other but this. And David said: There is none like that, give it me.…
Lexicon
Then David
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
0
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

Ahimelech,
לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ (la·’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 288: Ahimelech -- 'brother of a king', an Israelite name, also a Hittite name

“Is there
יֶשׁ־ (yeš-)
0
Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

not
וְאִ֛ין (wə·’în)
0
Strong's Hebrew 371: Is it not?

a spear
חֲנִ֣ית (ḥă·nîṯ)
0
Strong's Hebrew 2595: A lance

or
אוֹ־ (’ōw-)
0
Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if

sword
חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

on
תַֽחַת־ (ṯa·ḥaṯ-)
0
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

hand
יָדְךָ֖ (yā·ḏə·ḵā)
0
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

here?
פֹּ֥ה (pōh)
0
Strong's Hebrew 6311: This place, here

For
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

I have brought
לָקַ֣חְתִּי (lā·qaḥ·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

neither
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

my sword
חַרְבִּ֤י (ḥar·bî)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

nor
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

my weapons
כֵּלַי֙ (kê·lay)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

with me,
בְיָדִ֔י (ḇə·yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the king's
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

business
דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

was
הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

urgent.�
נָחֽוּץ׃ (nā·ḥūṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5169: Perhaps to urge


Additional Translations
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business was urgent.”And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under your hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.

And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.

And 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.

And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand a spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

David said to Ahimelech, "Isn't there here under your hand spear or sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."

And David saith to Ahimelech, 'And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.'
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