Yonatan told David, saying, Sha'ul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself:
1 Samuel 20:9 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Yonatan said, *Far be it from you; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come on you, then wouldn't I tell you that?* Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jonathan said, Far be it from you! If I knew that evil was determined for you by my father, would I not tell you? American Standard Version (1901) And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? Common English Bible “Enough!” Jonathan replied. “If I can determine for certain that my father intends to harm you, of course I’ll tell you!” Catholic Public Domain Version And Jonathan said: "May this be far from you. For certainly, if I ever realized that any wickedness was determined by my father against you, I would not be able to do anything other than report it to you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jonathan said: Far be this from thee: for, if I should certainly know that evil is determined by my father against thee, I could do no otherwise than tell thee. |
Yonatan told David, saying, Sha'ul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself:
and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will commune with my father of you; and if I see anything, I will tell you.
Then said David to Yonatan, *Who shall tell me if perchance your father answer you roughly?*
Yonatan cried after the boy, Go fast! Hurry! Don't delay! Yonatan's boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
Yonatan said to David, Go in peace, because we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, the LORD shall be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed, forever. He arose and departed: and Yonatan went into the city.
Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: but if there be in me iniquity, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?*