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1 Samuel 21:5

David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the equipment of the young men is holy, as it is even on common missions, and all the more at this time.”

BSB

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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?

KJV

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.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'Anand he answeredH6030
דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֗וֹloto <the> him
כִּ֣יkithatH3588
אִם־'im-exceptH518
אִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahwomanH802
עֲצֻֽרָה־'a.tzu.rah-[is] withheldH6113
לָ֙נוּ֙la.nuto <the> us
כִּתְמ֣וֹלkit.Molas yesterdayH8543
שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.Shomthree days agoH8032
בְּצֵאתִ֕יbe.tze.Tiwhen go out IH3318
וַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961
כְלֵֽי־khe.lei-[the] vessels ofH3627
הַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.Rimthe young menH5288
קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholinessH6944
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and itH1931
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[is] a journey ofH1870
חֹ֔לCholprofanenessH2455
וְאַ֕ףve.'Afand indeed?H637
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
יִקְדַּ֥שׁyik.Dashit is holyH6942
בַּכֶּֽלִי׃ba.Ke.liin the vesselH3627

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David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain