1 Samuel 21:5
Good News Translation
5 “Of course they haven't,” answered David. “My men always keep themselves ritually pure even when we go out on an ordinary mission; how much more this time when we are on a special mission!”
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1 Samuel 21:5
The Voice
David: 5 Of course. They have stayed away from women since we have been on the road, three days now. If their bodies must be kept pure even when we go on a typical journey, how much more must they be kept pure when we are on a mission like this one?
1 Samuel 21:5
New English Translation
5 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’[a] equipment[b] is holy, even on an ordinary journey. How much more so will they be holy today, along with their equipment!”
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- 1 Samuel 21:5 tn Heb “servants’.”
- 1 Samuel 21:5 tn Or “things”; or “weapons”; Heb “vessels,” which some understand as a reference to the soldiers’ bodies (so NIV).
1 Samuel 21:5
New Living Translation
5 “Don’t worry,” David replied. “I never allow my men to be with women when we are on a campaign. And since they stay clean even on ordinary trips, how much more on this one!”
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1 Samuel 21:5
English Standard Version
5 And David answered the priest, “Truly 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 an ordinary journey. How much more today will their vessels be holy?”
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