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1 Samuel 20:12-14
Lexham English Bible

12 Then Jonathan said to David, “Yahweh the God of Israel is my witness[a] that I will question my father by this time the day after tomorrow.[b] And look, if he is well disposed toward you,[c] will I not send word to you and disclose it to you?[d] 13 So may Yahweh punish Jonathan and more[e] if my father decides to do you harm[f] and if I fail to disclose it to you[g] and send word to you that you can go safely. And may Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father. 14 And not while I am still alive, will you not show the loyal love of Yahweh with me, that I may not die?[h]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:12 The phrase “is my witness” is supplied based on the Syriac version
  2. 1 Samuel 20:12 Literally “as the time tomorrow the third”
  3. 1 Samuel 20:12 Literally “if he is good to David”
  4. 1 Samuel 20:12 Literally “I will reveal it to your ear”
  5. 1 Samuel 20:13 Literally “So may Yahweh do to Jonathan and so may he add”
  6. 1 Samuel 20:13 Literally “the evil over you is regarded as good by my father”
  7. 1 Samuel 20:13 Literally “I will reveal it to your ear”
  8. 1 Samuel 20:14 Or perhaps “and if I die, may you not …”
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