And on the third dayוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּyou shall go downתֵּרֵדquicklyמְאֹדand comeוּבָאתָtoאֶלthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָּׁםyou hid yourselfנִסְתַּרְתָּon the dayבְּיוֹםof the deed,הַמַּעֲשֶׂהand stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּbesideאֵצֶלthe stoneהָאֶבֶןof Ezel.הָאָזֶל
1 Samuel 20:19
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “shilashta” appears- you shall go downתֵּרֵדtered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “tered” appears- quicklyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- and comeבָאתָvata
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vata” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- you hid yourselfנִסְתַּרְתָּnistarta
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “nistarta” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of the deedמַּעֲשֶׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- and stayיָשַׁבְתָּyashavta
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yashavta” appears- besideאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears- the stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- 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".
Where else “azel” appears
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.