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1 Samuel 20:17-19
New English Translation
1 Samuel 20:17-19
New English Translation
17 Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.[a] 18 Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty. 19 On the third day[b] you should go down quickly[c] and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started.[d] Stay near the stone Ezel.
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- 1 Samuel 20:17 tn Heb “for [with] the love of his [own] life he loved him.”
- 1 Samuel 20:19 tc Heb “you will do [something] a third time.” The translation assumes an emendation of the verb from שִׁלַּשְׁתָּ (shillashta, “to do a third time”) to שִׁלִּישִׁית (shillishit, “[on the] third [day]”).
- 1 Samuel 20:19 tn Heb “you must go down greatly.” See Judg 19:11 for the same idiom.
- 1 Samuel 20:19 tn Heb “on the day of the deed.” This probably refers to the incident recorded in 19:2.
1 Samuel 20:17-19
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:17-19
New International Version
17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath(A) out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
18 Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon feast. You will be missed, because your seat will be empty.(B) 19 The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid(C) when this trouble began, and wait by the stone Ezel.
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