1 Samuel 21:5 
Context| NET © | David said to the priest, “Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers’ 1 equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!” |
| NIV © | David replied, "Indeed women have been kept from us, as usual whenever I set out. The men’s things are holy even on missions that are not holy. How much more so today!" |
| NASB © | David answered the priest and said to him, "Surely women have been kept from us as previously when I set out and the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was an ordinary journey; how much more then today will their vessels be holy?" |
| NLT © | "Don’t worry," David replied. "I never allow my men to be with women when they are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!" |
| MSG © | David said, "None of us has touched a woman. I always do it this way when I'm on a mission: My men abstain from sex. Even when it is an ordinary mission we do that--how much more on this holy mission." |
| BBE © | And David in answer said to the priest, Certainly women have been kept from us; and as has been done before when I have gone out the arms of the young men were made holy, even though it was a common journey; how much more today will their arms be made holy. |
| NRSV © | David answered the priest, "Indeed women have been kept from us as always when I go on an expedition; the vessels of the young men are holy even when it is a common journey; how much more today will their vessels be holy?" |
| NKJV © | Then David answered the priest, and said to him, "Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was sanctified in the vessel this day." |
| KJV | And David <01732> the priest <03548>_, unto him, Of a truth <0518> women <0802> from us about these three <08032> days <08543>_, and the vessels <03627> of the young men <05288> are holy <06944>_, and [the bread is] in a manner <01870> common <02455>_, this day <03117> in the vessel <03627>_. {yea...: or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel} |
| NASB © | David <01732> answered <06030> the priest <03548> and said <0559> to him, "Surely <03588> have been kept <06113> from us as previously <08543> out and the vessels <03627> of the young <05288> men <05288> were holy <06944> , though it was an ordinary <02455> journey <01870> ; how <0637> much <0637> will their vessels be holy?"<03627> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | David <01732> said <06030> to the priest <03548> , “Certainly <0518> women <0802> have been kept away <06113> from us, just as on previous occasions <08032> <08543> when <01961> I have set out <03318> . The soldiers <05288> ’ equipment <03627> is holy <06944> , even on an ordinary <02455> journey <01870> . How much more so <0637> will they be holy <06942> today <03117> , along with their equipment !”<03627> |
| NET © | David said to the priest, “Certainly women have been kept away from us, just as on previous occasions when I have set out. The soldiers’ 1 equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “servants’.” |
