Verse List for MAT 12:4

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) He went into God’s tent and they ate the Bread of the Presence, which none of them were allowed to eat—only the priests.

OET-LV How he _came _in into the house of_ the _god, and they _ate the bread of _the presence, which it _was not permitting for _him to _eat, nor for _the ones with him, except only not/lest for _the priests?

ULT how he went into the house of God and ate the loaves of the Presence, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for the ones with him, except only for the priests?

UST As you know, David entered the sacred tent. He ate some of the bread that had been on display before God, even though the law prohibited him and the men who were with him from doing that. Only priests could eat that bread.

BSB & MSB He entered the house of God, and [he and his companions] ate the consecrated bread,[fn] which was not lawful for [them] to eat, but only for the priests.

BLB how he entered into the house of God, and they ate the loaves of the presentation, which it was not lawful for him nor for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

AICNT How did he enter into the house of God and eat the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests alone?

OEB how he went into the house of God, and how they ate the consecrated bread, though it was not allowable for him or his companions to eat it, but only for the priests?

WEBBE & WMBB how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?

NET how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

LSV how he went into the house of God, and ate the Bread of the Presentation, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?

FBV He went into the house of God, and he and his men ate the sacred bread that they weren't allowed to eat since it's only for the priests.

TCNT how he entered the house of God and [fn]ate the bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him or those who were with him to eat, but only for the priests?

T4T David entered the big tent where they worshipped God and asked for some food. The high priest gave him the bread that had been {they had} presented to God. According to the laws of Moses, only priests were permitted to eat that bread, but David and the men who were with him ate it. And God did not consider that what they did was wrong

LEB how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

BBE How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

Moff how he went into the house of God, and there they ate the loaves of the Presence which neither he nor his men were allowed to eat, but only the priests?

Wymth how he entered the House of God and ate the Presented Loaves, which it was not lawful for him or his men to eat, nor for any except the priests?

ASV how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?

DRA How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only?

YLT how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to him to eat, nor to those with him, except to the priests alone?

Drby How he entered into the house of [fn]God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

RV how be entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?
(how be entered into the house of God, and did eat the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?)

SLT How he went into the house of God, and ate the loaves of setting up, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor those with him, but for the priests alone?

Wbstr How he entered into the house of God, and ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?

KJB-1769 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
(How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the show-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?)

KJB-1611 How he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but, only for the Priests?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Howe he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for hym to eate, neither for them which were with hym, but only for the priestes?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva Howe he entred into ye house of God, and did eate the shewe bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but onely for the Priestes?
(How he entered into ye/you_all house of God, and did eat the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the Priests?)

Cvdl How he entred in to the house of God, & ate the shew breds which were not laufull for him to eate, nether for the yt were with him, but onely for the prestes?
(How he entered in to the house of God, and ate the show breds which were not lawful for him to eat, neither for the it were with him, but only for the priests?)

TNT How he entred into the housse of God and ate the halowed loves which were not lawfull for him to eate nether for the which were with him but only for the prestes.
(How he entered into the house of God and ate the hallowed/consecrated loves which were not lawful for him to eat neither for the which were with him but only for the priests.)

Wycl hou he entride in to the hous of God, and eet looues of proposicioun, whiche looues it was not leueful to hym to ete, nether to hem that weren with hym, but to prestis aloone?
(how he entered in to the house of God, and eat loaves of proposicioun, which loaves it was not lawful to him to eat, neither to them that were with him, but to priests alone?)

Luth wie er in das Gotteshaus ging und aß die Schaubrote, die ihm doch nicht ziemten zu essen, noch denen, die mit ihm waren, sondern allein den Priestern?
(as/like he in the God’shaus went and ate the Show_breads, the him though/but not proper to/for eat, still those, the with him were, rather alone/only the priests?)

ClVg quomodo intravit in domum Dei, et panes propositionis comedit, quos non licebat ei edere, neque his qui cum eo erant, nisi solis sacerdotibus?[fn]
(how he_entered in/into/on house/home of_God, and bread/food proposition he_ate, which not/no licebat to_him to_eat, nor his who/which when/with by_him they_were, except of_the_sun to_the_priests?)

SR-GNT Πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς Προθέσεως ἔφαγον, ὃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν, οὐδὲ τοῖς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις; ‡

UGNT πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς Προθέσεως ἔφαγεν, ὃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν, οὐδὲ τοῖς μετ’ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις?

SBL-GNT πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ⸂ἔφαγον, ὃ⸃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν οὐδὲ τοῖς μετʼ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις;

RP-GNT πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν, οὓς οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν, οὐδὲ τοῖς μετ' αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις;

TC-GNT πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως [fn]ἔφαγεν, [fn]οὓς οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν, οὐδὲ τοῖς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ [fn]τοῖς ἱερεῦσι μόνοις;