1SA 21:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “There’s definitely been no women near us for three days,” David told the priest. “That’s how I always do missions. The men[fn] have been pure, even though it was a common journey, and today even more so.”

21:5 The Hebrew says ‘the men’s vessels’ (or ‘containers’). It’s not culturally clear if that referred to their ‘bodies’ (as this translation implies) or to something they carried.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ἱερεὺς τῷ Δαυὶδ, καὶ εἶπεν, οὔκ εἰσιν ἄρτοι βέβηλοι ὑπὸ τὴν χεῖρά μου, ὅτι ἀλλʼ ἢ ἄρτοι ἅγιοί εἰσιν· εἰ πεφυλαγμένα τὰ παιδάριά ἐστι πλὴν ἀπὸ γυναικὸς, καὶ φάγεται.
(Kai apekrithaʸ ho hiereus tōi Dawid, kai eipen, ouk eisin artoi bebaʸloi hupo taʸn ⱪeira mou, hoti allʼ aʸ artoi hagioi eisin; ei pefulagmena ta paidaria esti plaʸn apo gunaikos, kai fagetai. )

BrTr And the priest answered David, and said, There are no common loaves under my hand, for I have none but holy loaves: if the young men have been kept at least from women, then they shall eat them.

ULT 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 was a common journey, then indeed that it will be holy today with the vessels!”

UST David replied, “As I have always done in the past when I have led my soldiers on a mission, I have not allowed them to become ceremonially unclean by having sexual relations before they left. They have remained ceremonially clean even on ordinary missions. So you can be sure that they have remained ceremonially clean for this special mission.”

BSB § David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”

OEB David answered the priest, ‘Women have been kept from us, as always when I set out on an expedition. The weapons of the young men were consecrated even on an ordinary journey; how much more then today will their weapons be holy!’

WEBBE 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?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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’ equipment is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!”

LSV And David answers the priest and says to him, “Surely, if women have been restrained from us as before in my going out, then the vessels of the young men are holy, and it [is] a common way; and also, surely it is sanctified today in the vessel.”

FBV “We have not slept with any women,” David answered. “In fact that's the rule when I lead the troops on mission. They keep themselves pure even during ordinary missions, and all the more so right now.”

T4T David replied, “They have not been near women for many days. I do not allow my men to defile themselves by sleeping with women while they are preparing to fight in battles. They must continue to keep themselves acceptable to God when they are on ordinary trips, and today they have kept themselves acceptable to God because now we are doing something very special/important.”

LEB David answered the priest and said to him, “Indeed, women were held back from us _⌊as it has been when I’ve gone out before_⌋.[fn] And the things[fn] of the young men are holy when[fn] it is an ordinary journey. _⌊How much more_⌋[fn] _⌊today_⌋[fn] will the things[fn] be holy?”

21:5 Literally “as yesterday three days ago my going out”

21:5 Or possibly “equipment” or “weapons”

21:5 Or “and”

21:5 Literally “And even that”

21:5 Literally “the day”

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.

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JPS (21-6) 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, when there shall be holy bread in their vessels?'

ASV 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?

DRA And David answered the priest, and said to him: Truly, as to what concerneth women, we have refrained ourselves from yesterday and the day before, when we came out, and the vessels of the young men were holy. Now this way is defiled, but it shall also be sanctified this day in the vessels.

YLT 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 [is] a common way: and also, surely to-day it is sanctified in the vessel.'

Drby 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.

RV 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 today shall their vessels be holy?

SLT And David will answer the priest and say to him, That truly woman was withheld to us for yesterday the third day, in my coming forth, and the vessels of the boys holy, and this way common, and truly if this day it shall be consecrated in the vessel.

Wbstr And David answered the priest, and said to 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, yes, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

21.5 yea…: or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel

KJB-1611 [fn]And Dauid answered the Priest, and said vnto him, Of a trueth women haue beene kept from vs about these three dayes, 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 vessell.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

21:5 Or, especially wh this day there is other sanctified in the vessell.

Bshps Dauid aunswered the priest, and sayd vnto him: Of a trueth, women hath ben separated fro vs this two or three days since I came out, & the vessels of the young men were holy: Howebeit, this way is vnpure, and howe muche more shall there be holines in the vessell?
(David answered the priest, and said unto him: Of a truth, women hath/has been separated from us this two or three days since I came out, and the vessels of the young men were holy: Howebeit, this way is unpure, and how much more shall there be holiness in the vessel?)

Gnva 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?
(David then answered the Priest, and said unto him, Certainly women have been separarate from us these two or three days since I came out: and the vessels of the young men were holy, though the way were prophane, and how much more then shall every one be sanctified this day in the vessel? )

Cvdl Dauid answered the prest, and sayde vnto him: The wemen were kepte thre dayes from vs whan we departed forth, and the yonge mens vessels were holy. But this waye is vnholy, neuerthelesse it shalbe santifyed to daye in the instrumentes.
(David answered the priest, and said unto him: The women were kept three days from us when we departed forth, and the young men's vessels were holy. But this way is unholy, nevertheless it shall be santifyed to day in the instruments.)

Wycl And Dauid answeride to the preest, and seide to hym, And sotheli if it is doon of wymmen, we absteyneden vs fro yistirdai and the thridde dai ago, whanne we yeden out, and the `vessels, that is, bodies, of the children weren cleene; forsothe this weie is defoulyd, but also that schal be halewid to dai in the vessels.
(And David answered to the priest, and said to him, And truly if it is done of women, we absteyneden us from yesterday and the third day ago, when we went out, and the vessels, that is, bodies, of the children were cleene; for_certain/truly this way is defoulyd, but also that shall be hallowed/consecrated to day in the vessels.)

Luth Der Priester antwortete David und sprach: Ich habe kein gemein Brot unter meiner Hand, sondern heilig Brot; wenn sich nur die Knaben von Weibern enthalten hätten!
(The priest(s) replied David and spoke: I have no/not gemein bread under mine hand, rather holy bread; when itself/yourself/themselves only the boys/lads from women contain/includen would_have!)

ClVg Et respondit David sacerdoti, et dixit ei: Equidem, si de mulieribus agitur: continuimus nos ab heri et nudiustertius quando egrediebamur, et fuerunt vasa puerorum sancta. Porro via hæc polluta est, sed et ipsa hodie sanctificabitur in vasis.[fn]
(And answered David sacerdoti, and he_said to_him: Equidem, when/but_if from/about womanibus actsur: continuimus we/us away heri and nudiustertius when egrediebamur, and they_were vessels/utensils childorum holy. Further road these_things polluted it_is, but and herself today/at_this_time sanctificabitur in/into/on vesselis. )

21.5 Via. ID. In Hebræo, etc., usque ad et periculo vitæ urgente non vesceretur eis.

21.5 Via. ID. In Hebræo, etc., until to and periculo of_life urgente not/no vesceretur to_them.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1SA book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִשָּׁ֤ה עֲצֻֽרָה־לָ֨⁠נוּ֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered the=priest/officer DOM Dāvid and=he/it_said not food/grain/bread ordinary to/towards below/instead_of hand_of,I that/for/because/then/when if food/grain/bread consecrated there_is if kept the,young_men only from,women )

David is not referring to a specific woman. He means women in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [women have been kept from us]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אִשָּׁ֤ה עֲצֻֽרָה־לָ֨⁠נוּ֙

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [we have kept ourselves from women]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כִּ⁠תְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔ם

See how you translated this expression in [4:7](../04/07.md). Alternate translation: [as in the past] or [as always]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

כְלֵֽי־הַ⁠נְּעָרִ֖ים & בַּ⁠כֶּֽלִי

David is using one part of the men’s bodies, their vessels (meaning their sexual organs), to mean all of them in the context of not having had sexual relations recently. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the bodies of the men … with their bodies]

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