1 Samuel 21:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 21:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעַן֩
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַכֹּהֵ֜ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אִשָּׁ֤ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
עֲצֻֽרָה
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
לָ֨נוּ֙
כִּתְמ֣וֹל
tᵉmôwl
H8543
formerly
שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
shilshôwm
H8032
heretofore
בְּצֵאתִ֕י
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וַיִּהְי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְלֵֽי
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
הַנְּעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
קֹ֑דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
וְהוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
חֹ֔ל
chôl
H2455
profane
וְאַ֕ף
ʼaph
H637
also
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
הַיּ֖וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יִקְדַּ֥שׁ
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
בַּכֶּֽלִי
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
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World English Bible Public Domain
David answered the priest, and said to him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then today shall their vessels be holy?
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King James Version Public Domain
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David answered the priest and said to him, “Surely a woman has been kept from us as yesterday and the third day in my going out. If the vessels of the men have been holy when it a common journey, then indeed that it will be holy today with the vessels!”
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