1 Samuel 20:5

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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.So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.

In other translations

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.So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוֹנָתָןyehonatanJonathanH3083הִנֵּה־hineh-here!H2009חֹדֶשׁchodesha new moonH2320מָחָרmachar[will be] tomorrowH4279וְאָנֹכִיve'anokhiand IH595יָשֹׁב־yashov-certainly <to sit>H3427אֵשֵׁב'eshevI will sitH3427עִם־'im-withH5973הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לֶאֱכוֹלle'ekholto eatH398וְשִׁלַּחְתַּנִיveshilachtaniand you will let go meH7971וְנִסְתַּרְתִּיvenistartiand I will hide myselfH5641בַשָּׂדֶהvasadehin the fieldH7704עַד'aduntilH5704הָעֶרֶבha'erevthe eveningH6153הַשְּׁלִשִׁית׃hashelishit<the> thirdH7992

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People: David, Jonathan

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