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Как вошел он в дом Божий при первосвященнике Авиафаре и ел хлебы предложения, которых не должно было есть никому, кроме священников, и дал и бывшим с ним?
Kak vošel on v dom Božij pri pervosvjaščennike Aviafare i jel xleby predloženija, kotoryx ne dolžno bylo jestʹ nikomu, krome svjaščennikov, i dal i byvšim s nim?
How did he enter the house of God in the presence of the High Priest Abiathar and eat the bread of offering, which should not be eaten by no one other than the High Priest, and give it to those that were with him?
Conjugation
Conjugation of е́сть (class irreg-b imperfective transitive)
Note: For declension of participles, see their entries. Adverbial participles are indeclinable. * Rare.
в э́той газе́те есть интере́сная статья́ ― v étoj gazéte jestʹ interésnaja statʹjá ― there is an interesting article in this newspaper
am/is/are located (at) (usually omitted)
used to express possession
у меня́ есть вопро́с ― u menjá jestʹ voprós ― I have a question
am, is, are (used with any person or thing in any number, usually omitted but used for emphasis)
кто ты есть? ― kto ty jestʹ? ― who are you (at all)?
Usage notes
This form of быть(bytʹ) is special and most frequently used in the present tense, for past and future tense and other forms, see быть(bytʹ).
The pre-reform orthography (1918) form ѣсть(jěstʹ) doesn't apply to this sense, only to the sense "to eat"; thus, the two terms were spelled differently before the reform.