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class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5046: 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known <BR> 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare <BR> 1a1) to tell, announce, report <BR> 1a2) to declare, make known, expound <BR> 1a3) to inform of <BR> 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim <BR> 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a5a) messenger (participle) <BR> 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported">5046</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5046 -- Occurrence 130 of 370">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיַּגֵּ֥ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyagged_5046.htm" title="vai·yag·Ged: told -- Occurrence 20 of 45.">way-yag-gêḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And told</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/54.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 54: Abiathar = 'my father is great'<BR> 1) priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah">54</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_54.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 54 -- Occurrence 2 of 30">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶבְיָתָ֖ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/evyatar_54.htm" title="'ev·ya·Tar: Abiathar -- Occurrence 2 of 17.">’eḇ-yā-ṯār</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Abiathar</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved'<BR> 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1732 -- Occurrence 143 of 1075">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְדָוִ֑ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ledavid_1732.htm" title="le·da·Vid;: David -- Occurrence 11 of 158.">lə-ḏā-wiḏ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">David</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-l | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 1466 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֚י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: for -- Occurrence 1392 of 4334.">kî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2026: 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to kill, slay <BR> 1a2) to destroy, ruin <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be killed <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain">2026</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2026 -- Occurrence 64 of 167">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָרַ֣ג<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/harag_2026.htm" title="ha·Rag: had killed -- Occurrence 3 of 7.">hā-raḡ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">had killed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired'<BR> 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel <BR> 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah <BR> 3) a son of Simeon <BR> 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7586 -- Occurrence 214 of 406">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁא֔וּל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shaul_7586.htm" title="sha·'Ul,: Saul -- Occurrence 188 of 350.">šā-’ūl,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Saul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5674 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵ֖ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et: - -- Occurrence 3486 of 7034.">’êṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3548: 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler <BR> 1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah) <BR> 1b) pagan priests <BR> 1c) priests of Jehovah <BR> 1d) Levitical priests <BR> 1e) Zadokite priests <BR> 1f) Aaronic priests <BR> 1g) the high priest">3548</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3548 -- Occurrence 377 of 750">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כֹּהֲנֵ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kohanei_3548.htm" title="ko·ha·Nei: the priests -- Occurrence 2 of 12.">kō-hă-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">priests</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2407 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: of the LORD -- Occurrence 2406 of 6218.">Yah-weh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script 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title="le·da·vid;: David -- 1732: perhaps 'beloved one,' a son of Jesse">לְדָוִ֑ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּ֚י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2026.htm" title="ha·rag: had killed -- 2026: to kill, slay">הָרַ֣ג</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="sha·'ul,: Saul -- 7586: asked (of Yah),' first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Israelites">שָׁא֔וּל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֵ֖ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3548.htm" title="ko·ha·nei: the priests -- 3548: priest">כֹּהֲנֵ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: of the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/22.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/54.htm" title="'Ebyathar (ab-yaw-thawr') -- Abiathar">And Abiathar</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5046.htm" title="nagad (naw-gad') -- bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, messenger, plainly, profess">shewed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="David (daw-veed') -- David">David</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Sha'uwl (shaw-ool') -- Saul, Shaul">that Saul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2026.htm" title="harag (haw-rag') -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), X surely">had slain</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">the LORD'S</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3548.htm" title="kohen (ko-hane') -- chief ruler, X own, priest, prince, principal officer">priests</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/22.htm">שמואל א 22:21 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיַּגֵּ֥ד אֶבְיָתָ֖ר לְדָוִ֑ד כִּ֚י הָרַ֣ג שָׁא֔וּל אֵ֖ת כֹּהֲנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/22.htm">שמואל א 22:21 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויגד אביתר לדוד כי הרג שאול את כהני יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/22.htm">שמואל א 22:21 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויגד אביתר לדוד כי הרג שאול את כהני יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/22.htm">שמואל א 22:21 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויגד אביתר לדוד כי הרג שאול את כהני יהוה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/22-21.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/22-21.htm">1 Samuel 22:21</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/22-21.htm">1 Samuel 22:21 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/22-21.htm">1 Samuel 22:21 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/22-21.htm">1 Samuel 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