| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 21:4:1 ⧉וַיַּ֨עַןvayaanand answered 1 Samuel 21:4:2 ⧉הַכֹּהֵ֤ןhakohenthe priest 1 Samuel 21:4:3 ⧉אֶת־דָּוִד֙etdavid{direct object marker} David 1 Samuel 21:4:4 ⧉וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvayomerand said 1 Samuel 21:4:5 ⧉אֵֽין־לֶ֥חֶםenlekhemthere is not bread 1 Samuel 21:4:6 ⧉חֹ֖לkholcommon 1 Samuel 21:4:7 ⧉אֶל־תַּ֣חַתeltakhatunder 1 Samuel 21:4:8 ⧉יָדִ֑יyadimy hand 1 Samuel 21:4:9 ⧉כִּֽי־אִם־לֶ֥חֶםkiimlekhembut rather bread 1 Samuel 21:4:10 ⧉קֹ֖דֶשׁkodeshholy 1 Samuel 21:4:11 ⧉יֵ֣שׁyeshthere is 1 Samuel 21:4:12 ⧉אִם־הַנְּעָרִ֣יםimhanearimif the young men 1 Samuel 21:4:13 ⧉אַ֔ךְakhsurely or only 1 Samuel 21:4:14 ⧉מֵאִשָּׁ֖ה׃פmeishafrom a woman |
| 4. Formal Translation And the priest answered David and said, “I have no common bread under my hand, but only the bread for the priests, if the men have kept themselves from women.” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation The priest answered David, “I do not have any regular bread on hand—only the bread for the priests, provided the men have kept themselves from women.” |