Verse 26

1 Samuel 20:26

Darby Translation

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26 And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/לֹֽא דִבֶּ֥ר שָׁא֛וּל מְא֖וּמָה בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֑וּא כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ מִקְרֶ֣ה ה֔וּא בִּלְתִּ֥י טָה֛וֹר ה֖וּא כִּֽי לֹ֥א טָהֽוֹר

English Translation

And Saul did not speak anything on that day because he said it is an incident; it is impure because it is not pure.

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Chapter 20 Context

1 And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mi... Focus ↗

2 And he said to him, God (Elohim) forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing eithe... Focus ↗

3 And David swore again and again, and said, Thy father certainly knows that I have found favour in th... Focus ↗

4 And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee. Focus ↗

5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the kin... Focus ↗

6 If thy father should actually miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run... Focus ↗

7 If he say thus, It is well, thy servant shall have peace; but if he be very wroth, be sure that evil... Focus ↗

8 Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with... Focus ↗

9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by m... Focus ↗

10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? Focus ↗

11 And Jonathan said to David, Come and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them in... Focus ↗

12 And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel, when I sound my father about this time... Focus ↗

13 Jehovah do so and much more to Jonathan. Should it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will a... Focus ↗

14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not, Focus ↗

15 but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the en... Focus ↗

16 And Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying,] Let Jehovah even require [it] at t... Focus ↗

17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved h... Focus ↗

18 And Jonathan said to him, To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be e... Focus ↗

19 but on the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself... Focus ↗

20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark. Focus ↗

21 And behold, I will send the lad, [saying,] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behol... Focus ↗

22 But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, go thy way; for Jehovah sends th... Focus ↗

23 And as to the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between me and thee for eve... Focus ↗

24 And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat. Focus ↗

25 And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Ab... Focus ↗

26 And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean:...

27 And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second [day of the month], as David's place... Focus ↗

28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem, Focus ↗

29 and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself... Focus ↗

30 And Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Son of the perverse rebellious wo... Focus ↗

31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. An... Focus ↗

32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? what has he d... Focus ↗

33 Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father... Focus ↗

34 And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no meat the second day of the new moon; f... Focus ↗

35 And it came to pass in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field, to the place agreed on wit... Focus ↗

36 And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. The lad ran, and he shot the arrow b... Focus ↗

37 And when the lad came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the la... Focus ↗

38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not! And Jonathan's lad gathered up the ar... Focus ↗

39 And the lad knew nothing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. Focus ↗

40 And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city. Focus ↗

41 The lad went, and David arose from the side of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bo... Focus ↗

42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both of us sworn in the name of Jehova... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 20 (42 verses)
Version: Darby Translation

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