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 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
9 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?
10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
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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