Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 20:26
American Standard Version
Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
Amplified® Bible
Yet Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, Something has befallen him and he is not clean--surely he is not clean.
Contemporary English Version
Saul didn't say anything that day, because he was thinking, "Something must have happened to make David unfit to be at the Festival. Yes, something must have happened."
Darby English Version
And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.
Good News Bible
but Saul said nothing that day, because he thought, "Something has happened to him, and he is not ritually pure."
King 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.
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."
New International Version
Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, "Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean—surely he is unclean."
New King James Version
Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is unclean.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Nevertheless Saul did not speak anything that day, for he thought, "It could come from accidental causes, he perhaps found himself not clean, surely he has found himself not clean."
Revised Standard Version
Yet Saul did not say anything that day; for he thought, "Something has befallen him; he is not clean, surely he is not clean."
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, `It `is' an accident; he is not clean -- surely not clean.'
