1 Samuel 21:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֥וֹ
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
קֹ֑דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָ֨יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׁ֜ם
shâm
H8033
there
לֶ֗חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֶ֤חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
הַפָּנִים֙
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמּֽוּסָרִים֙
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָשׂוּם֙
sûwm
H7760
to put
לֶ֣חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
חֹ֔ם
chôm
H2527
heat
בְּי֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הִלָּקְחֽוֹ
lâqach
H3947
to take
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the priest gave him holy [bread]; for there was no bread there but the show bread, that was taken from before Yahweh, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the priest gave to him the holy. For no bread was there except the bread of the face having been removed from to the face of Yahweh to put hot bread on the day of its being taken away.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).