“Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, Why are you alone and no one is with you?”
1 Samuel 21
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1Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, "Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?"
“Then came David to Nob, to Amulek, the priest. Amulek was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?”
2"The king has given me a mission," David replied. "He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
“So David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has ordered me on some business and said to me, Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you. And I have directed my young…”
3Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found."
“Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found.”
4"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."
“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.”
5David 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."
“Then David answered the priest and said to him, Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy. And the bread is in effect common, even though it was sanctified in…”
“And David answered the priest and said to him, of a truth, women have been kept from us for about three days since I came out and the vessels of the young men are holy. The bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were…”
6So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.
“So the priest gave him holy bread. For there was no bread there, but the show bread, which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.”
“So the priest gave him the 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 in which it was taken away.”
7Now one of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the Lord, and his name was Doeg in Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.”
8Then David asked Ahimelech, "Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business was urgent."
“and 9. David said to Ahimelech, Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.”
“David said to Ahimelech. And is there not here under mine hand spear or sword. For I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me. Because the king's business required haste.”
9The priest replied, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one." And David said, "There is none like it; give it to me."
“so the priest said, The sword of Goliath, the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ethod. If you will take that, take it. But there is no other except that one here. And…”
“And the priest said the sword of Goliath the Philistine. Whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah. Behold it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. And if thou will take that take it. For there is no other save that here.…”
10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
“And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul and went to Achish, the king of Gath.”
“Then David arose and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.”
“And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul. And he went to Achish, the king of Gath,”
“And David arose and fled that day from for fear of Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath”
“And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath.”
11But the servants of Achish said to him, "Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands'?"
“And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David, the king of the land? Did not they sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
“And the servants of Achish said to him, Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another, and dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
“but the servants of Achish said to him, is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing of this one as they dance saying, Saul has slain his thousands and David is 10”
“And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not they sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands?”
12Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
“And David laid up these words in his heart and was sore afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.”
“Now, David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.”
“David took these words to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.”
“And David laid up these words in his heart, and he was afraid of Achish, the king of Gath.”
“David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.”
13So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
“So he disguised his shanty before them and acted insanely in their hands and scribbled on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down into his beard.”
“"...and he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.".”
“And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let spittle fall down upon his beard.”
“So he changed his behavior before them, feigned madness in their hands, scratched on the door of the gate and let his saliva fall down on his beard.”
“He changed his behavior before them, and feigned or pretended himself to be mad in their hands, and scrabbled at the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard,”
14Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
“Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad, wherefore then have ye brought him to me?”
“Then Achaz said to his servants, Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me?”
“Then said Achish unto his servants. Lo you see the man is mad. Wherefore then have you brought him to me?”
“"...then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, you see the man is mad, wherefore then have you brought him to me?”
15Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?"
“Have I need of madmen that you brought this fellow to play the madmen in my presence? And shall this fellow come into my house?”
“Have I need of madmen that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
“Have I need a madman that you brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
“Have I need a madman that you have brought me this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?".”