King James Version

1 Samuel 20:28

And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:

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וַיַּ֥עַןvayaanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanJonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שָׁא֑וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.נִשְׁאֹ֨לnisholdemandשָׁאַלverb, niphal, infinitive absolute — “demand”, the verb used for emphasisH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.נִשְׁאַ֥לnishaldemandשָׁאַלverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “demand”, a completed actionH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.דָּוִ֛דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.מֵעִמָּדִ֖יmeimadifrom withעִמָּדpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from with”H5978along withagainst, by, from, [phrase] me, [phrase] mine, of, [phrase] that I take, unto, upon, with(-in.)עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.בֵּ֥יתbeytBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםnoun, proper name — “Bethlehem”H1035Beth-Lechem, a place in PalestineBethlehem.לָֽחֶםlachemBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםnoun, proper name — “Bethlehem”H1035Beth-Lechem, a place in PalestineBethlehem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

World English Bible

Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And Jonathan answered Saul: He asked leave of me earnestly to go to Bethlehem,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωνάθαν τῷ Σαοὺλ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, παρῄτηται παρʼ ἐμοῦ Δαυὶδ ἕως εἰς Βηθλεὲμ τὴν πόλιν αὐτοῦ πορευθῆναι.