Luke 6:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and also gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    "He entered the house of God, took the bread of the Presence, ate it, and gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for anyone to eat but the priests alone."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    how{G5613} he entered{G1525} into{G1519} the house{G3624} of God,{G2316} and{G2532} took{G2983} and{G2532} ate{G5315} the showbread,{G4286} and{G2532} gave{G1325} also{G2532} to them that were{G3588} with{G3326} him;{G846} which{G3739} it is{G1832} not{G3756} lawful{G1832} to eat{G5315} save{G3361} for{G1487} the priests{G2409} alone?{G3441}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    How{G5613} he went{G1525}{(G5627)} into{G1519} the house{G3624} of God{G2316}, and{G2532} did take{G2983}{(G5627)} and{G2532} eat{G5315}{(G5627)} the shewbread{G740}{G4286}, and{G2532} gave{G1325}{(G5656)} also{G2532} to them that were with{G3326} him{G846}; which{G3739} it is{G1832} not{G3756} lawful{G1832}{(G5748)} to eat{G5315}{(G5629)} but for{G1508} the priests{G2409} alone{G3441}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    how he went into the housse of God and toke and ate the loves of halowed breed and gave also to them which were with him: which was not laufull to eate but for the prestes only.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    how he wente in to the house of God, and toke the shewbred, and ate, and gaue also vnto them that were with him, which was laufull for no man to eate, but for the prestes onely?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Howe he went into the house of God, and tooke, and ate the shewbread, and gaue also to them which were with him, which was not lawful to eate, but for the Priests onely?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howe he went into the house of God, and dyd take and eate the shewe bread, and gaue also to them that were with hym, which was not lawfull to eate, but for the priestes only?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    how he went into the house of God, and the loaves of the presentation did take, and did eat, and gave also to those with him, which it is not lawful to eat, except only to the priests?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 24:5-9 : 5 And you shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes from it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. 6 And you shall set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the LORD. 8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons', and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

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