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1 Samuel 20:25
New English Translation
1 Samuel 20:25
New English Translation
25 The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him[a] and Abner at his side.[b] But David’s place was vacant.
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- 1 Samuel 20:25 tc Heb “and Jonathan arose.” Instead of MT’s וַיָּקָם (vayyaqom, “and he arose”; from the hollow verbal root קוּם, qum), the translation assumes a reading וַיְקַדֵּם (vayeqaddem, “and he was in front of”; from the verbal root קָדַם, qadam). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 338.
- 1 Samuel 20:25 tn Heb “and Abner sat at the side of Saul.”
1 Samuel 20:25
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:25
New International Version
25 He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan,[a] and Abner sat next to Saul, but David’s place was empty.(A)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 20:25 Septuagint; Hebrew wall. Jonathan arose
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