Study it in the app“David said to Jonathan, “Look, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should surely sit with the king to eat; but let me go, and I will hide in the field until the evening of the third day.”
DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJonathan,יְהוֹנָתָן“Look,הִנֵּהtomorrowמָחָרis the new moon,חֹדֶשׁand Iוְאָנֹכִיshould surelyיָשֹׁבsitאֵשֵׁבwithעִםthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְto eat;לֶאֱכוֹלbut let me go,וְשִׁלַּחְתַּנִיand I will hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּיin the fieldבַשָּׂדֶהuntilעַדthe eveningהָעֶרֶבof the third day.הַשְּׁלִשִׁית
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsJonathan
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” appearstomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appearsnew moon
When the moon reappears and the month begins, with its feast.
Where else “chodesh” appearssit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yashov” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appearslet go
To set free, release.
Where else “shilachta” appearshide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “nistarti” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearsevening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appearsthird
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishit” appearsThe new moon (the first day of the month) was celebrated with sacrifices and a meal (Numbers 10:10; 28:11-15).
4Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul says, I will do it for you.”
5 · This verse (above)
6If your father misses me at all, then say, ‘David earnestly asked of me to run to Bethlehem, his city, for there is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.’
