1 Samuel 20:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 20:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
הִֽנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙
chôdesh
H2320
month
מָחָ֔ר
mâchâr
H4279
tomorrow
וְאָנֹכִ֛י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
יָשֹׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֵשֵׁ֥ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לֶאֱכ֑וֹל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֨נִי֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י
çâthar
H5641
to hide
בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
הָעֶ֥רֶב
ʻereb
H6153
evening
הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Jonathan, “Behold, the new moon tomorrow, and sitting, I should sit with the king to eat. But you shall let me go, and I shall hide myself in the field until the third evening.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).