Bible Strands
1 Samuel 20:11
“Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jonathan tells David to follow him as they leave the immediate location and go out to the field. This exchange happens during their secret meeting to establish a signal for Saul’s intentions, directly following David’s question about who will deliver the news.
The words — The Hebrew לְכָ֖ה (le.Kah) means “come” or “hurry,” and וְ/נֵצֵ֣א (ve./ne.Tze') means “and we may go out.” These paired verbs frame a coordinated movement away from the house toward an open space for their signal.
The thread — The field functions as a neutral, open setting for covert communication elsewhere in Scripture, such as when Abraham’s servant meets Rebekah at a well near a field (Genesis 24:63) or when prophets speak in open places (Jeremiah 26:20).
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to recognize how physical movement enables political and spiritual survival when direct communication is dangerous. It asks the reader to observe how covenant loyalty operates through discreet, deliberate action rather than public declaration.
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The Hebrew words
King James 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.