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1 Samuel 20:11

And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanJonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).דָּוִ֔דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.לְכָ֖הlekhahcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וְנֵצֵ֣אvenetseand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “and bring forth”, a determination or requestH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…הַשָּׂדֶ֑הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וַיֵּצְא֥וּvayetsevand bring forthיָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bring forth”, the next action in the storyH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…שְׁנֵיהֶ֖םsheneyhemtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.הַשָּׂדֶֽהhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jonathan said unto David: 'Come and let us go out into the field.' And they went out both of them into the field.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jonathan saith unto David, 'Come, and we go out into the field;' and they go out both of them into the field.

World English Bible

Jonathan said to David, “Come! Let’s go out into the field.” They both went out into the field.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And Jonathan said to David: Come and let us go out into the field. And when they were both of them gone out into the field,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jonathan said unto David: 'Come and let us go out into the field.' And they went out both of them into the field.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in the field. And they went out both into the field.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωνάθαν πρὸς Δαυὶδ, πορεύου, καὶ μὲνε εἰς ἀγρόν· καὶ ἐκπορεύονται ἀμφότεροι εἰς ἀγρόν.