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1 Samuel 20:18-20
Good News Translation
1 Samuel 20:18-20
Good News Translation
18 Then Jonathan said to him, “Since tomorrow is the New Moon Festival, your absence will be noticed if you aren't at the meal. 19 The day after tomorrow your absence will be noticed[a] even more; so go to the place where you hid yourself the other time, and hide behind the pile of stones there.[b] 20 I will then shoot three arrows at it, as though it were a target.
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- 1 Samuel 20:19 Some ancient translations your absence will be noticed; Hebrew go down.
- 1 Samuel 20:19 Probable text the pile of stones there; Hebrew the Ezel Stone.
1 Samuel 20:18-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 20:18-20
New International Version
18 Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon feast. You will be missed, because your seat will be empty.(A) 19 The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid(B) when this trouble began, and wait by the stone Ezel. 20 I will shoot three arrows(C) to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.
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