1 Samuel 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these three days. When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was only a common journey. How much more then today shall their vessels be holy?””

1 Samuel 21:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And David answered the priest, and said unto 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 to-day shall their vessels be holy? ”

1 Samuel 21:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David answereth the priest, and saith to him, `Surely, if women have been restrained from us as heretofore in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it <FI>is<Fi> a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.'”

1 Samuel 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And David answered the priest and said to him, Yes indeed, 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, and the more so, because to-day [new] is hallowed in the vessels. ”

1 Samuel 21:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Dauid then answered the Priest, and sayde vnto him, Certainely women haue bene separarate from vs these two or three dayes since I came out: and the vessels of the yong men were holy, though the way were prophane, and how much more then shall euery one be sanctified this day in the vessell?”

1 Samuel 21:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 21:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 21

3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

5 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.

6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.

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