1 Samuel 19:3
What does 1 Samuel 19:3 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 19:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and I--I go out, and have stood by the side of my father in the field where thou <FI>art<Fi> , and I speak of thee unto my father, and have seen what <FI>is coming<Fi> , and have declared to thee.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art: and I will speak of thee to my father, and whatsoever I shall see, I will tell thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and tell thee.
Context
v.2And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to slay thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
v.3This passage
v.4And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 20:13
Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Jehovah be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
- 1 Samuel 20:9
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
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