1 Samuel 20:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jonathan said to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." So both of them went out into the field.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד לְכָ֖ה וְנֵצֵ֣א הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיֵּצְא֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם הַשָּׂדֶֽה

Transliteration

And amar Yehonatan to David, "Lekhah and netze the sadeh." And yetz'u shneihem the sadeh.

Grammar Details

• *amar*: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *Yehonatan*: proper noun - Jonathan
• *David*: proper noun - David
• *lekhah*: Qal imperative masculine singular - come/go
• *netze*: Qal imperfect 1st person plural cohortative - let us go out
• *sadeh*: noun masculine singular with definite article - the field
• *yetz'u*: Qal imperfect consecutive 3rd person masculine plural - they went out
• *shneihem*: numeral dual construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - both of them

Word Meanings

• *amar*: said/spoke/declared
• *lekhah*: come/go/proceed
• *netze*: let us go out/let us go forth
• *sadeh*: field/countryside/open land
• *yetz'u*: they went out/they left/they departed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ionathas sayde vnto Dauid: Come, let vs go forth into the felde. And they wente out both in to ye felde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ionathan sayde to Dauid, Come and let vs goe out into the fielde: and they twaine went out into the fielde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ionathan sayde vnto Dauid: Come, and let vs go out into the fielde. And they went out both of them into the fielde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jonathan said to David, Come, let us go out into the country. And the two of them went out together into the open country.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jonathan said to David, "Come, and let us go out into the field." They both went out into the field.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jonathan said to David,“Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”When the two of them had gone out into the field,