1Sa 21:5 | HCSB | STEP | David answered him , “I swear that women are being kept from us, as always when I go out to battle. The young men’s bodies are consecrated even on an ordinary mission , so of course their bodies are consecrated today .”

1 Samuel 21:5

5 David answered him, “I swear that women are being kept from us, as always when I go out to battle. ^a The young men’s bodies ^{▼▼Lit vessels} are consecrated ^c even on an ordinary mission, so of course their bodies are consecrated today.”