Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And when thou have stayed three days, thou shall go down quickly, and come to the place where thou hid thyself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

New American Standard Bible

When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain by the stone Ezel.

King James Version

And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

Holman Bible

The following day hurry down and go to the place where you hid on the day this incident began and stay beside the rock Ezel.

International Standard Version

On the third day go down quickly and come to the place where you hid earlier. Remain beside the rock at Ezel.

American Standard Version

And when thou hast stayed three days, thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

Amplified

When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day [when my father tried to kill you], and shall stay by the stone Ezel.

Bible in Basic English

And on the third day it will be specially noted, and you will go to the place where you took cover when the other business was in hand, waiting by the hill over there.

Darby Translation

but on the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the business, and abide by the stone Ezel.

Julia Smith Translation

And the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide there in the day of the work, and thou shalt sit by the stone of rolling:

King James 2000

And when you have stayed three days, then you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the matter was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

On the third day you must go down quickly and go to the place where you hid yourself {on the day all this started} and remain beside the stone Ezel.

Modern King James verseion

And on the third day you shall quickly come down and shall come there to the place where you were hidden in the day of the deed. And you shall remain near the stone Ezel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But this day three days, come in any wise unto the place where thou shalt hide thyself, when it is workday: even by the stone Ezel.

NET Bible

On 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.

New Heart English Bible

When you have stayed three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you hid yourself when this started, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

The Emphasized Bible

and, when thou hast tarried three days, thou shalt come down quickly and enter the place, where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the deed, and shall remain by the side of this mound.

Webster

And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.

World English Bible

When you have stayed three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.

Youngs Literal Translation

and on the third day thou dost certainly come down, and hast come in unto the place where thou wast hidden in the day of the work, and hast remained near the stone Ezel.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלשׁ 
Shalash 
Usage: 9

then thou shalt go down
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

and come

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

to the place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

סתר 
Cathar 
Usage: 81

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

the business
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

was in hand, and shalt remain
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

by
אצל 
'etsel 
by, beside, by ..., near, at, with ..., from ..., against, close, to, toward, unto, with
Usage: 61

References

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Context Readings

Jonathan Supports David Over Saul

18 Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon, and thou will be missed because thy seat will be empty. 19 And when thou have stayed three days, thou shall go down quickly, and come to the place where thou hid thyself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel. 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.


Cross References

1 Samuel 19:2

And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee. Now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself.

1 Samuel 20:5

And David said to Jonathan, Behold, 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 myself in the field to the third day at evening.

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