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JonathanיְהוֹנָתָןansweredוַיַּעַןSaul,אֶת שָׁאוּל“Davidדָּוִדearnestly askedנִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַלof meמֵעִמָּדִיto go as far asעַדBethlehem.בֵּית לָחֶם
1 Samuel 20:28
Study it in the app“Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked of me to go as far as Bethlehem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 20:28, word by word
- Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- “Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- earnestly askedנִשְׁאֹלnishol
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “nishol” appears- of meעִמָּדִimadi
with me
With me, beside me.
Where else “imadi” appears- Bethlehemבֵּיתbet
Bethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears
Places in this verse
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
The context
27And it came about on the day after the new moon, the second day, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come either yesterday or today to the meal?”
28 · This verse (above)
29He said, ‘Let me go, please, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother himself has commanded me; and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me escape, please, and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the table of the king.”