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1 Samuel 20:29

וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלְּחֵנִי נָא כִּי זֶבַח מִשְׁפָּחָה לָנוּ בָּעִיר וְהוּא צִוָּֽה ־ לִי אָחִי וְעַתָּה אִם ־ מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אִמָּלְטָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת ־ אֶחָי עַל ־ כֵּן לֹא ־ בָא אֶל ־ שֻׁלְחַן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.

In Context

28וַיַּעַן יְהוֹנָתָן אֶת ־ שָׁאוּל נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל דָּוִד מֵעִמָּדִי עַד ־ בֵּית לָֽחֶם ׃

30וַיִּֽחַר ־ אַף שָׁאוּל בִּיהוֹנָתָן וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בֶּֽן ־ נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי ־ בֹחֵר אַתָּה לְבֶן ־ יִשַׁי לְבָשְׁתְּךָ וּלְבֹשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אִמֶּֽךָ ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:28וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלִיאָב אָחִיו הַגָּדוֹל בְּדַבְּרוֹ אֶל ־ הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּֽחַר ־ אַף אֱלִיאָב בְּדָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָמָּה ־ זֶּה יָרַדְתָּ וְעַל ־ מִי נָטַשְׁתָּ מְעַט הַצֹּאן הָהֵנָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת ־ זְדֹנְךָ וְאֵת רֹעַ לְבָבֶךָ כִּי לְמַעַן רְאוֹת הַמִּלְחָמָה יָרָֽדְתָּ ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 20:25-35

Jonathan Excuses David to Saul. ( b. c. 1058.) 24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. 26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. 27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of… Read the whole commentary →

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