NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Nevertheless SaulSha'uwl (shaw-ool') asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul. spake dabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue not any thing muwmah (meh-oo'-maw) a speck or point, i.e. (by implication) something; with negative, nothing -- fault, + no(-ught), ought, somewhat, any (no-)thing. that day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), for he thought 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Something hath befallen miqreh (mik-reh') something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune -- something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth). him he is not biltiy (bil-tee') a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc. clean tahowr (taw-hore') pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) -- clean, fair, pure(-ness). surely he is not clean tahowr (taw-hore') pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) -- clean, fair, pure(-ness). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that day, for he thought, "It is an accident, he is not clean, surely he is not clean." King James Bible Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. Holman Christian 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." International Standard Version Saul didn't say anything that day because he told himself, "Something has happened; he's unclean; surely he's not clean." NET Bible However, Saul said nothing about it that day, for he thought, "Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be unclean." GOD'S WORD® Translation Saul didn't say anything that day, thinking, "Something has happened to him so that he's unclean. He must be unclean." King James 2000 Bible Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something has befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. Links 1 Samuel 20:261 Samuel 20:26 NIV 1 Samuel 20:26 NLT 1 Samuel 20:26 ESV 1 Samuel 20:26 NASB 1 Samuel 20:26 KJV |