1 Samuel
1 Samuel 20:5
5So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon,a and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
Footnotes
- a 20:5 That is, the New Moon feast; also in verses 18, 24, and 27
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So David | דָּוִ֜ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| told | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| Look | הִֽנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֔ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| is the New Moon | חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | ḥō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| and I am | וְאָנֹכִ֛י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| supposed to dine | יָשֹׁב־ | yā·šōḇ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Instead | וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ | wə·šil·laḥ·ta·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| let me go | וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ | wə·šil·laḥ·ta·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
| and hide | וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י | wə·nis·tar·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| in the field | בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | ḇaś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| until | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the third | הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ | haš·šə·li·šîṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H7992 third |
| evening | הָעֶ֥רֶב | hā·‘e·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 10:10 · 1 Samuel 19:2 · Numbers 28:11 · Psalm 81:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.