1 Samuel 21:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The priest 
 
3548: priestfrom an unused word
answered 
 
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
David 
 
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
and said, 
 
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"There is no 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
ordinary 
 
2455: profaneness, commonnessfrom chalal
breadלֶ֖חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
on hand,יָדְךָ֛
(ya·de·cha)
3027: handa prim. root
but thereיֵּ֧שׁ
(yesh)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
is consecrated 
 
6944: apartness, sacrednessfrom an unused word
bread; 
 
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
if 
 
518: ifa prim. conjunction
only 
 
389: surely, howbeitof uncertain derivation, see aken
the young men 
 
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
have kept 
 
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
themselves from women." 
 
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the priest
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
There is no common
chol  (khole)
exposed; hence, profane -- common, profane (place), unholy.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
under mine hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
but there is
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
hallowed
qodesh  (ko'-desh)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
if the young men
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
have kept
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
themselves at least
'ak  (ak)
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
from women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The priest answered David and said, "There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is consecrated bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women."

King James Bible
And 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The priest told him, "There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread, but the young men may eat it only if they have kept themselves from women."

International Standard Version
The priest answered David: "There is no ordinary bread available; only consecrated bread, provided that the young men have kept themselves from women."

NET Bible
The priest replied to David, "I don't have any ordinary bread at my disposal. Only holy bread is available, and then only if your soldiers have abstained from sexual relations with women."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I don't have any ordinary bread," the chief priest answered David. "But there is holy bread for the young men if they haven't had sexual intercourse [today]."

King James 2000 Bible
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread on hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
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