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1 Samuel 20:5-7
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:5-7
International Standard Version
5 David told Jonathan, “Look, the New Moon is tomorrow, and I’m expected to sit down with the king to eat. Let me go so I can hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow.[a] 6 If your father actually notices that I’m not there,[b] then you are to say, ‘David urgently requested that I allow him to run to his hometown of Bethlehem because the yearly sacrifice for the entire family was taking place there.’ 7 If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant will be safe.[c] But if he actually gets angry, you will know that his intentions are evil.[d]
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- 1 Samuel 20:5 Lit. until the third evening
- 1 Samuel 20:6 The Heb. lacks that I’m not there
- 1 Samuel 20:7 Lit. there will be peace for your servant
- 1 Samuel 20:7 Lit. that evil has been determined by him
1 Samuel 20:5-7
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:5-7
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. 6 If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David earnestly asked my permission(C) to hurry to Bethlehem,(D) his hometown, because an annual(E) sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.’ 7 If he says, ‘Very well,’ then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper,(F) you can be sure that he is determined(G) to harm me.
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