1 Samuel 20:19

“And on the third day you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on the day of the deed, and stay beside the stone of Ezel.”

1 Samuel 20:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 20:19, word by word

And on the third dayשִׁלַּשְׁתָּshilashta

a third time

For something to be done a third time, after the second.

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you shall go downתֵּרֵדtered

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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quicklyמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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and comeבָאתָvata

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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you hid yourselfנִסְתַּרְתָּnistarta

hide

To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.

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on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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of the deedמַּעֲשֶׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

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and stayיָשַׁבְתָּyashavta

stay

To remain in a place.

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besideאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

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the stoneאֶבֶןeven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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of Ezelאָזֶלazel

Ezel

Ezel: the name of the stone beside which David waited for Jonathan's sign (1 Samuel 20:19). It may mean "departure".

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Translation note

The beginning is difficult in Hebrew (literally “and you will do three, you will go down greatly”). “The day of the deed” may be the day when Saul wanted to kill him and David hid (19:1-3).

The context

18Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

19 · This verse (above)

20And I will shoot three arrows to its side, as if shooting at a target.

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