• 1 Samuel 21:5
    The Bible in Living English

    • 5* And David answered the priest “O, but we are barred from womankind as we used to be; when I left, the men’s things were in a sacred condition though it was everyday business they were on—how much more when today it is every way sacred!”

  • 1 Samuel 21:5
    American Standard Version

    • 5 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
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 5 And David answered the priest and said to him—Of a truth, women have been withheld from us of late through my coming out, and the wallets of the young men have become hallowed,—while [the bread] itself is in a manner common, and the more so since to-day [there are other loaves] to be hallowed in the vessel.

  • 1 Samuel 21:5
    King James Version

    • 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.