1 Samuel 20:5

1 Samuel 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
• New International Version (NIV)So David said, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon feast, and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)David said to Jonathan, "Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit at table with the king. But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field till the third day at evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David said to Jonathan, “Indeed tomorrow is the New Moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go, that I may hide in the field until the third day at evening.

Context of 1 Samuel 20:5

3Taking an oath, David again said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!” 4Jonathan replied to David, “Tell me what I can do for you.” David said to Jonathan, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and I am certainly expected to join the king for a meal. You must send me away so I can hide in the field until the third evening from now. 6If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go to his city Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’ 7If he should then say, ‘That’s fine,’ then your servant is safe. But if he becomes very angry, be assured that he has decided to harm me.

1 Samuel 20:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן הִֽנֵּה־חֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ מָחָ֔ר וְאָנֹכִ֛י יָשֹׁב־אֵשֵׁ֥ב עִם־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה עַ֖ד הָעֶ֥רֶב הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehônâthân · JonathanH3083
• Behold, to morrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• the new moonחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• and I should not failיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• at meatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• but let me goשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• that I may hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• myself in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• unto the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• at evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 20:5

• 1 Samuel 20:6If your father happens to miss me, you should say, ‘David urgently requested me to let him go to his city Bethlehem, for there is an annual sacrifice there for his entire family.’
• Numbers 10:10“Also in the time when you rejoice, such as on your appointed festivals or at the beginnings of your months, you must blow with your trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings, so that they may become a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
• Numbers 28:11“‘On the first day of each month you must offer as a burnt offering to the Lord two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished lambs a year old,
• 2 Kings 4:23He said, “Why do you want to go see him today? It is not the new moon or the Sabbath.” She said, “Everything’s fine.”
• Psalms 81:3Sound the ram’s horn on the day of the new moon, and on the day of the full moon when our festival begins.
• Colossians 2:16Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days –
• 1 Samuel 20:19On the third day you should go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself the day this all started. Stay near the stone Ezel.
• 1 Samuel 19:2So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find a hiding place and stay in seclusion.
• Psalms 55:12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
• Proverbs 22:3A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
• John 8:59Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.
• Acts 17:14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5To-morrow is the new moon - The months of the Hebrews were lunar months, and they reckoned from new moon to new moon. And as their other feasts, particularly the passover, were reckoned according to this, they were very scrupulous in observing the first appearance of each new moon. On these new moons they offered sacrifices, and had a feast; as we learn from Numbers 10:10; Numbers 28:11. And we may suppose that the families, on such occasions, sacrificed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The new moon, or beginning of each month, was celebrated with especial sacrifices and blowing of trumpets (marginal references.) The feast was kept with great solemnity as “a day of gladness,” and we may presume that the “peace offerings” offered on the occasion furnished the tables of those that offered.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5New Moon: The ancient Hebrews used a lunar calendar, and the new moon signaled a new month. They started each month with a special sacrifice (Numbers 28:11–15), which became a monthly festival.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat--The beginning of a new month or moon was always celebrated by special sacrifices, followed by feasting, at which the head of a family expected all its members to be present. David, both as the king's son-in-law and a distinguished courtier, dined on such occasions at the royal table, and from its being generally known that David had returned to…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 20:5

• Feasts
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary