1 Samuel 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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?”

1 Samuel 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jonathan 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?””

1 Samuel 20:9 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:9 ASV — 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?”

1 Samuel 20:9 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jonathan saith, `Far be it from thee! for I certainly do not know that the evil hath been determined by my father to come upon thee, and I do not declare it to thee.'”

1 Samuel 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?”

1 Samuel 20:9 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Ionathan answered, God keepe that from thee: for if I knewe that wickednesse were concluded of my father to come vpon thee, would not I tell it thee?”

1 Samuel 20:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

7 Si él dijere, Bien está, paz tendrá tu siervo; mas si se enojare, sabe que la malicia es en él consumada.

8 Harás pues misericordia con tu siervo, ya que has traído tu siervo á alianza de Jehová contigo: y si maldad hay en mí mátame tú, que no hay necesidad de llevarme hasta tu padre.

9 Y Jonathán le dijo: Nunca tal te suceda; antes bien, si yo entendiera ser consumada la malicia de mi padre, para venir sobre ti, ¿no había yo de descubrírtelo?

10 Dijo entonces David á Jonathán: ¿Quién me dará aviso? ó ¿qué si tu padre te respondiere ásperamente?

11 Y Jonathán dijo á David: Ven, salgamos al campo. Y salieron ambos al campo.

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:9 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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