1 Samuel 21:4 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the priest answereth David, and saith, `There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the youths have been kept only from women.`

English ASV

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.

English Amplified

And the priest answered David, There is no common bread on hand, but there is hallowed bread--if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the priest answered David, There is no common bread on hand, but there is hallowed bread–if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The priest told him, “There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread, but the young men may eat it only if they have kept themselves from women.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is holy bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

English EASY 2024

The priest answered David, ‘I do not have any ordinary bread that I can give to you. There is only the special holy bread. You can take it for your men to eat only if they have not had sex with women.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The priest said to David, "I don't have any ordinary bread here, but I do have some of the Holy Bread. Your officers can eat it if they have not had sexual relations with any women."

And the priest answered David, "I have no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread- if the young men have kept themselves from women."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The priest said, “I don't have any ordinary bread, only sacred bread; you can have it if your men haven't had sexual relations recently.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

"I don't have any ordinary bread," the chief priest answered David. "But there is holy bread for the young men if they haven't had sexual intercourse {today}."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The priest told him, "There is no ordinary bread on hand. However, there is consecrated bread, but the young men may eat it only if they have kept themselves from women."

English KJV 1611

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

English LSB

And the priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is consecrated bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The priest answered David and said, “There is no common bread at hand. But there is holy bread, if the young men have indeed been kept from women.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The priest answered David and said, "There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is consecrated bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Now what have you on hand? Give me five loaves, or whatever you can find."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The priest replied to David, “I don’t have any ordinary bread at my disposal. Only holy bread is available, and then only if your soldiers have abstained from sexual relations with women.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But the priest answered David, "I don't have any bread that isn't holy. I only have some holy bread here. But it's for men who haven't made love to women recently."

English NIV

But the priest answered David, "I don't have any ordinary bread on hand; however, there is some consecrated bread here-provided the men have kept themselves from women."

English NKJ 1982

And the priest answered David and said, “ There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women.”

English NLT

"We don't have any regular bread," the priest replied. "But there is the holy bread, which I guess you can have if your young men have not slept with any women recently."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The priest answered David, "I have no ordinary bread at hand, only holy bread-- provided that the young men have kept themselves from women."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the priest answered David, “I have no common bread at hand, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“We don't have any regular bread,“ the priest replied, “but there is the holy bread, which I guess you can have if only your young men have not slept with any women for awhile.“

English Tyndale 1537

And the priest answered David and said: there is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread, if the young men had abstained onely from women.