^20:26However, Saul said nothing about it³³ that day, for he thought,³⁴ “Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be unclean.”

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Footnotes

33 The words “about it” are not present in the Hebrew text, although they are implied.
34 Heb “said,” that is, to himself.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, “Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Saul did not say anything that day because he thought, “Something unexpected has happened; he must be ceremonially unclean—yes, that’s it, he is unclean.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Saul didn’t say anything about it that day, for he said to himself, “Something must have made David ceremonially unclean.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Saul said nothing on that day, for he thought, “Something happened to him. He is not ceremonially clean; surely he is not clean.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

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