1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel 20:8-17

8Therefore thou shalt dealH6213 kindlyH2617 with thy servantH5650; for thou hast broughtH935 thy servantH5650 into a covenantH1285 of YhwhH3068 with thee: notwithstanding, if there beH3426 in me iniquityH5771, slayH4191 me thyself; for why shouldest thou bringH935 me to thy fatherH1? 9And JonathanH3083 saidH559, Far be it from theeH2486: for if I knewH3045 certainlyH3045 that evilH7451 were determinedH3615 by my fatherH1 to comeH935 upon thee, then would not I tellH5046 it thee? 10Then saidH559 DavidH1732 to JonathanH3083, Who shall tellH5046 me? or what if thy fatherH1 answerH6030 thee roughlyH7186?

11And JonathanH3083 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, ComeH3212, and let us go outH3318 into the fieldH7704. And they went outH3318 bothH8147 of them into the fieldH7704. 12And JonathanH3083 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, O YhwhH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, when I have soundedH2713 my fatherH1 about to morrowH4279 any timeH6256, or the thirdH7992 day, and, behold, if there be goodH2895 toward DavidH1732, and I then sendH7971 not unto thee, and shewH241H1540 it thee;12 13YhwhH3068 doH6213 soH3541 and much moreH3254 to JonathanH3083: but if it pleaseH3190 my fatherH1 to do thee evilH7451, then I will shewH241H1540 it thee, and send thee awayH7971, that thou mayest goH1980 in peaceH7965: And YhwhH3068 be with thee, as he hath been with my fatherH1.3 14And thou shalt not only while yetH518 I liveH2416 shewH6213 me the kindnessH2617 of YhwhH3068, that I dieH4191 not: 15But also thou shalt not cut offH3772 thy kindnessH2617 from my houseH1004 forH5704 everH5769: no, not when YhwhH3068 hath cut offH3772 the enemiesH341 of DavidH1732 every oneH376 from the faceH6440 of the earthH127. 16So JonathanH3083 madeH3772 a covenant with the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, saying, Let YhwhH3068 even requireH1245 it at the handH3027 of David’sH1732 enemiesH341.4 17And JonathanH3083 caused DavidH1732 to swearH7650 againH3254, because he lovedH160 him: for he lovedH157 him as he lovedH160 his own soulH5315.5

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 20:12 sounded: Heb. searched. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 20:12 shew…: Heb. uncover thine ear. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 20:13 shew…: Heb. uncover thine ear. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 20:16 made: Heb. cut. ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 20:17 because…: or, by his love toward him. ↩

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