And Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today? — Saul's *va'yomer Shaul el Yehonatan beno madua lo ba ben Yishai gam etmol gam hayom*, why has the son of Jesse not come, invokes David's patronymic derisively; unable to speak David's name, Saul refers to him by his father. The *gam etmol gam hayom* (neither yesterday nor today) suggests that David's absence has extended over time, deepening Saul's suspicion.

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