1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel 20:8-17

8Therefore dealH6213 kindly with thy servantH5650; for thou hast broughtH935 thy servantH5650 intoH935 a covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 with thee: but ifH518 there be in meH5921 iniquityH5771, slayH4191 meH5921 thyself; for whyH4100 shouldest thou bringH935 meH5921 to thy fatherH1?

9And JonathanH3083 saidH559, FarH2486 be it from thee: for ifH518 I should at allH3045 knowH3045 that evilH7451 were determinedH3615 by my fatherH1 to comeH935 uponH5921 thee, then would notH3808 I tellH5046 it thee?

10Then saidH559 DavidH1732 to JonathanH3083, Who shall tellH5046 meH413 ifH176 perchance thy fatherH1 answerH6030 thee roughly?

11And JonathanH3083 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, ComeH3318 and let usH413 goH3318 outH3318 intoH413 the fieldH7704. And they wentH3318 outH3318 bothH8147 of them intoH413 the fieldH7704.

12And JonathanH3083 saidH559 unto DavidH1732, The LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, be witness; when I have soundedH2713 my fatherH1 aboutH413 this time tomorrowH4279, or the thirdH7992 dayH6256, beholdH2009, ifH3588 there be goodH2896 towardH413 DavidH1732, shall I notH3808 then sendH7971 unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?

13The LORDH3068 doH6213 soH1980 to JonathanH3083, and moreH3254 also, should it pleaseH3190 my fatherH1 to doH6213 thee evilH7451, ifH3588 I disclose it notH3254 unto thee, and sendH7971 thee awayH7971, that thou mayest goH1980 in peaceH7965: and the LORDH3068 be with thee, as he hath been with my fatherH1.

14And thou shalt notH3808 onlyH518 whileH5750 yet I liveH2416 shew meH5978 the kindnessH2617 of the LORDH3068, that I dieH4191 notH3808:

15but also thou shalt notH3808 cutH3772 offH3772 thy kindnessH2617 from my houseH1004 for everH5769: noH3808, notH3808 when the LORDH3068 hath cutH3772 offH3772 the enemiesH341 of DavidH1732 everyH376 one from the faceH6440 of the earthH127.

16SoH3027 JonathanH3083 madeH3772 a covenant with the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, saying, And the LORDH3068 shall requireH1245 it at the handH3027 of David’sH1732 enemiesH341.

17And JonathanH3083 caused DavidH1732 to swearH7650 againH3254, for the loveH157 that he had to him: for he lovedH157 him as he lovedH157 his ownH5315 soulH5315.

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