in is a negative particle used to deny that anything else is present in the stated setting.

The attested use is a negative particle marking the absence of anything else in the priest's statement in 1 Samuel 21:9.

1. Negative denial of further availability · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 21:9, the form is tagged as a negative particle in the priest's statement about what is available besides Goliath's sword; the APB renders the clause, "for there is nothing else here besides it."

   1 Samuel 21:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 21:9, the APB presents the negative statement as "there is nothing else here besides it,".