Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAhimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house? Young's Literal Translation And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, ‘And who among all thy servants [is] as David—faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house? King James Bible Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who [is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? Hebrew Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ (’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 288: Ahimelech -- 'brother of a king', an Israelite name, also a Hittite name answered וַיַּ֧עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond the king, הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king “Who וּמִ֤י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix among all בְכָל־ (ḇə·ḵāl-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your servants עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant is as faithful נֶאֱמָ֔ן (ne·’ĕ·mān) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 539: To confirm, support as David, כְּדָוִ֣ד (kə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse the king’s הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king son-in-law, וַחֲתַ֥ן (wa·ḥă·ṯan) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2860: A relative by marriage, a circumcised child captain וְסָ֥ר (wə·sār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside of אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to your bodyguard, מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָ (miš·ma‘·te·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4928: A pithy maxim, a simile, proverb, speak [who is] honored וְנִכְבָּ֥ד (wə·niḵ·bāḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome in your house? בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house |
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