1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel 20:1-8

1And DavidH1732 fledH1272 from NaiothH5121 in RamahH7414, and cameH935 and saidH559 beforeH6440 JonathanH3083, What have I doneH6213? what is my iniquityH5771? and what is my sinH2403 beforeH6440 thy fatherH1, that he seekethH1245 my lifeH5315? 2And he saidH559 to him, Far be it from theeH2486; thou shalt not dieH4191: behold, my fatherH1 will doH6213 nothingH1697 either greatH1419 or smallH6996, but that he will showH1540H241 it to me: and why should my fatherH1 hideH5641 this thingH1697 from me? it is not so .1 3And DavidH1732 sworeH7650 moreover, and saidH559, Thy fatherH1 certainlyH3045 knowethH3045 that I have foundH4672 graceH2580 in thy eyesH5869; and he saithH559, Let not JonathanH3083 knowH3045 this, lest he should be grievedH6087: but trulyH199 as the LORDH3068 livethH2416, and as thy soulH5315 livethH2416, there is but a stepH6587 between me and deathH4194. 4Then saidH559 JonathanH3083 to DavidH1732, Whatever thy soulH5315 desirethH559, I will even doH6213 it for thee.23 5And DavidH1732 saidH559 to JonathanH3083, Behold, to morrowH4279 is the new moonH2320, and I should not failH3427 to sitH3427 with the kingH4428 at the tableH398: but let me goH7971, that I may hideH5641 myself in the fieldH7704 to the thirdH7992 day at eveningH6153. 6If thy fatherH1 shall at allH6485 missH6485 me, then sayH559, DavidH1732 earnestlyH7592 askedH7592 leave of me that he might runH7323 to BethlehemH1035 his cityH5892: for there is a yearlyH3117 sacrificeH2077 there for all the familyH4940.4 7If he shall sayH559 thus, It is wellH2896; thy servantH5650 shall have peaceH7965: but if he shall be veryH2734 angryH2734, then be sureH3045 that evilH7451 is determinedH3615 by him. 8Therefore thou shalt dealH6213 kindlyH2617 with thy servantH5650; for thou hast broughtH935 thy servantH5650 into a covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 with thee: however, if there isH3426 in me iniquityH5771, slayH4191 me thyself; for why shouldest thou bringH935 me to thy fatherH1?

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 20:2 shew...: Heb. uncover mine ear ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 20:4 Whatsoever...: or, Say what is thy mind and I will do, etc ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 20:4 desireth: Heb. speaketh, or, thinketh ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 20:6 sacrifice: or, feast ↩

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