Parallel Verses
Webster
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the show-bread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
New American Standard Bible
So
King James Version
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Holman Bible
So the priest gave him the consecrated bread,
International Standard Version
So the priest gave him consecrated bread because no bread was there except the Bread of the Presence that had been removed from the LORD's presence and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.
A Conservative Version
So the priest gave him holy [bread], for there was no bread there but the showbread that was taken from before LORD to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
American Standard Version
So the priest gave him holy bread ; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before Jehovah, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Amplified
So the priest gave him the consecrated bread; for there was no bread there except the bread of the
Bible in Basic English
So the priest gave him the holy bread: there was no other, only the holy bread which had been taken from before the Lord, so that new bread might be put in its place on the day when it was taken away.
Darby Translation
And the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the shew-loaves that were taken from before Jehovah, to put on hot bread in the day when they were taken away.
Julia Smith Translation
And the priest will give to him the holy, for there was not there bread except the bread of the face, being taken away from before Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of taking it
King James 2000
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken away from before the LORD, to put hot bread in its place the day when it was taken away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the priest gave him [the] holy [bread], for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence, which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to set hot bread [there] on the day when it was taken away.
Modern King James verseion
And the priest gave him holy bread. For there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence that was taken from before Jehovah, in order to put hot bread in on the day when it was taken away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so the priest gave him hallowed bread, for there was none other bread there save showbreads that were taken from before the LORD; to put fresh bread there the day that it was taken away.
NET Bible
So the priest gave him holy bread, for there was no bread there other than the bread of the Presence. It had been removed from before the Lord in order to replace it with hot bread on the day it had been taken away.
New Heart English Bible
So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
The Emphasized Bible
So the priest gave him hallowed bread , - because there was there no bread, save the Presence-Bread, which had to be removed from before Yahweh, to put hot bread, on the day when it should be taken away.
World English Bible
So the priest gave him holy [bread]; for there was no bread there but the show bread, that was taken from before Yahweh, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the priest giveth to him the holy thing, for there was no bread there except the bread of the Presence which is turned aside from the presence of Jehovah to put hot bread in the day of its being taken away.
Themes
Bread » Sacred, called hallowed bread
Confidence » Betrayed » Ahimelech, by david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Nob » Probable seat of the tabernacle in saul's time
priests » Revenues of » Show-bread after its removal
Shewbread (showbread) » Unlawfully eaten by david
Shewbread (showbread) » Called hallowed bread
Showbread » Not lawful for any but the priests to eat, except in extreme cases
Interlinear
Nathan
Qodesh
Lechem
Lechem
Cuwr
Paniym
Suwm
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 21:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Encounters The Priests Of Nob
5 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. 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the show-bread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
Cross References
Matthew 12:3-4
But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him;
Luke 6:3-4
And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;
Leviticus 24:5-9
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenth-parts shall be in one cake.
Mark 2:25-27
And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and they that were with him?