Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSaul said nothing that day because he thought, “Something has happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean — surely he is unclean.” 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.’ 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. Hebrew Saulשָׁא֛וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites said דִבֶּ֥ר (ḏib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue nothing וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no that הַה֑וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he thought, אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Something has happened to מִקְרֶ֣ה (miq·reh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4745: Something met with, an accident, fortune [David] ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are to make him ceremonially unclean— בִּלְתִּ֥י (bil·tî) Preposition Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until surely כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he [is] ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are unclean.” לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no |