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1 Samuel 20:26
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:26
New International Version
26 Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.(A)”
1 Samuel 20:26
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:26
English Standard Version
26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. (A)He is not clean; surely he is not clean.”
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1 Samuel 20:26
New King James Version
1 Samuel 20:26
New King James Version
26 Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is (A)unclean.”
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1 Samuel 20:26
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 20:26
New American Standard Bible
26 Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, because he thought, “It must have been an [a]accident; (A)he is not clean, undoubtedly he is not clean.”
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- 1 Samuel 20:26 I.e., accident of ritual pollution
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