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1 Samuel 20:5
New English Translation
1 Samuel 20:5
New English Translation
5 David said to Jonathan, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and I am certainly expected to join the king for a meal.[a] You must send me away so I can hide in the field until the third evening from now.
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- 1 Samuel 20:5 tn Heb “and I must surely sit with the king to eat.” The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.
1 Samuel 20:5
King James Version
1 Samuel 20:5
King James Version
5 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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1 Samuel 20:5
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:5
New International Version
5 So David said, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon feast,(A) and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide(B) in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow.
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