King James Version

1 Samuel 26:22

And David answered and said, Behold the king’s spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

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וַיַּ֤עַןvayaanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…דָּוִד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הִנֵּ֖הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.החניתhchnytthe javelinחֲנִיתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the javelin”, the ordinary formH2595a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)javelin, spear.חֲנִ֣יתchanitjavelinחֲנִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “javelin”, the ordinary formH2595a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)javelin, spear.הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְיַעֲבֹ֛רveyaavorand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…אֶחָ֥דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםmehanarimfrom the boyנַעַרpreposition, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “from the boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).וְיִקָּחֶֽהָveyiqachehaand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David answered and said: 'Behold the king's spear! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David answered and said, Behold the spear, O king! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David answereth and saith, 'Lo, the king's spear; and let one of the young men pass over, and receive it;

World English Bible

David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.

Darby Translation

And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear, and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

Douay-Rheims

And David answering, said: Behold the king’s spear: let one of the king’s servants come over and fetch it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And David answered and said: 'Behold the king's spear! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David answered and said, Behold, the spear of the king: let one of the servants come over and take it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δαυὶδ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ τὸ δόρυ τοῦ βασιλέως· διελθέτω εἷς τῶν παιδαρίων καὶ λαβέτω αὐτό·