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1 Samuel 20:26

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

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1 Samuel 20:26 — English Standard Version (ESV)

26 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.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

1 Samuel 20:26 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

1 Samuel 20:26 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

26 Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — New Century Version (NCV)

26 That day Saul said nothing. He thought, “Maybe something has happened to David so that he is unclean.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Samuel 20:26 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

26 And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen him, that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.

1 Samuel 20:26 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

26 Saul didn’t say anything that day, thinking, “Something has happened to him so that he’s unclean.He must be unclean.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

26 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.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

26 Saul did not say anything that day; for he thought, “Something has befallen him; he is not clean, surely he is not clean.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

1 Samuel 20:26 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

26 Saul didn’t say anything that day. He said to himself, “Something must have happened to David to make him ‘unclean.’ That must be why he isn’t here.”

1 Samuel 20:26 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

26 Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that day, for he thought, “It is an accident, he is not clean, surely he is not clean.”


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