King James Version
1 Samuel 20:11 in the King James Version says “And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.”
1 Samuel 20:11 · KJV
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; sounded: Heb. searched shew: Heb. uncover thine ear
The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew: Heb. uncover thine ear
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“And they went out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“And they went out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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