King James Version

1 Samuel 22:21

And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.

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וַיַּגֵּ֥דvayagedand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.אֶבְיָתָ֖רevyatarAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרnoun, proper name — “Abiathar”H54Ebjathar, an IsraeliteAbiathar.לְדָוִ֑דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.כִּ֚יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הָרַ֣גharagdestroyהָרַגverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH2026to smite with deadly intentdestroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.שָׁא֔וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כֹּהֲנֵ֥יkohanepriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “priest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Jehovah’s priests.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Abiathar declareth to David that Saul hath slain the priests of Jehovah.

World English Bible

Abiathar told David that Saul had slain Yahweh’s priests.

Darby Translation

And Abiathar informed David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.

Douay-Rheims

And told him that Saul had slain the priests of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν Ἀβιάθαρ τῷ Δαυὶδ, ὅτι ἐθανάτωσε Σαοὺλ πάντας τοὺς ἱερεῖς τοῦ Κυρίου.