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1 Samuel 20:5

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3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

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.

6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

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BSB
So David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
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.
WEB
David said to Jonathan, “Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to dine with the king; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is 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 until the third evening.
BLB
And David said to Jonathan, “Indeed, the New Moon [is] tomorrow, and I shall surely sit with the king to eat. Let me go, that I may hide in the field until the third evening.
ÅB
David svarte Jonatan: Imorgen er det nymåne-dagen; da skulle jeg jo sitte til bords med kongen; men la meg nå få gå, så vil jeg skjule meg ute på marken til iovermorgen kveld.
OTB
David sa til Jonatan: "Se, i morgen er det nymåne, og jeg er forventet å sitte med kongen for å spise. Men la meg gå, så jeg kan skjule meg i marken til den tredje kvelden.
B1930
David svarte Jonatan: Imorgen er det nymåne-dagen; da skulde jeg jo sitte til bords med kongen; men la mig nu få gå, så vil jeg skjule mig ute på marken til iovermorgen aften.

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  • Numbers 10:10

    Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:2

    But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

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  • Numbers 28:11

    And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

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  • Psalms 81:3

    Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.

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  • Proverbs 22:3

    A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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  • Colossians 2:16

    Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

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  • Acts 17:14

    And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

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