| NETBible | 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> answered <06030> (8799) the priest <03548>_, and said <0559> (8799) unto him, Of a truth <0518> women <0802> [have been] kept <06113> (8803) from us about these three <08032> days <08543>_, since I came out <03318> (8800)_, and the vessels <03627> of the young men <05288> are holy <06944>_, and [the bread is] in a manner <01870> common <02455>_, yea, though it were sanctified <06942> (8799) this day <03117> in the vessel <03627>_. {yea...: or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel} |
| NASB © |
David <1732> answered <6030> the priest <3548> and said <559> to him, "Surely <3588> <518> women <802> have been kept <6113> from us as previously <8543> <8032> when I set <3318> out and the vessels <3627> of the young <5288> men <5288> were holy <6944> , though it was an ordinary <2455> journey <1870> ; how <637> much <637> <3588> more <637> <3588> then today <3117> will their vessels <3627> be holy? " |
| LXXM | (21:6) kai <2532> CONJ apekriyh {V-API-3S} dauid {N-PRI} tw <3588> T-DSM ierei <2409> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} autw <846> D-DSM alla <235> CONJ apo <575> PREP gunaikov <1135> N-GSF apeschmeya <568> V-RMI-1P ecyev {ADV} kai <2532> CONJ trithn <5154> A-ASF hmeran <2250> N-ASF en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN exelyein <1831> V-AAN me <1473> P-AS eiv <1519> PREP odon <3598> N-ASF gegone <1096> V-RAI-3S panta <3956> A-APN ta <3588> T-APN paidaria <3808> N-APN hgnismena <48> V-RMPAP kai <2532> CONJ auth <846> D-NSF h <3588> T-NSF odov <3598> N-NSF bebhlov <952> A-NSF dioti <1360> CONJ agiasyhsetai <37> V-FPI-3S shmeron <4594> ADV dia <1223> PREP ta <3588> T-APN skeuh <4632> N-APN mou <1473> P-GS |
| 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> |
| HEBREW | ylkb <03627> sdqy <06942> Mwyh <03117> yk <03588> Paw <0637> lx <02455> Krd <01870> awhw <01931> sdq <06944> Myrenh <05288> ylk <03627> wyhyw <01961> ytaub <03318> Msls <08032> lwmtk <08543> wnl <0> hrue <06113> hsa <0802> Ma <0518> yk <03588> wl <0> rmayw <0559> Nhkh <03548> ta <0853> dwd <01732> Neyw <06030> (21:5) <21:6> |
| NETBible | 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’.” |