KJV King James Version
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it [is] not [so].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 20:2
And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it [is] not [so].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
WEB World English Bible
He said to him, “Far from it; you shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith to him, ‘Far be it! thou dost not die; lo, my father doth not do anything great or small and doth not uncover mine ear; and wherefore doth my father hide from me this thing? this thing is not.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 20
1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what [is] mine iniquity? and what [is] my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it [is] not [so].
3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly [as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, [there is] but a step between me and death.
4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do [it] for thee.
5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow [is] the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third [day] at even.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayל֣וֹH9033 · ohimחָלִילָה֮H2486 · cha.li.lahforbidלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotתָמוּת֒H4191 · mutto dieהִנֵּ֡הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotיַעֲשֶׂ֨הH6213 · a.sahto make: doאָבִ֜יH1 · avfatherדָּבָ֣רH1697 · da.varwordגָּד֗וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeא֚וֹH176 · oorדָּבָ֣רH1697 · da.varwordקָטֹ֔ןH6996 · qa.tansmallוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיִגְלֶ֖הH1540 · ga.lahHeglamאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אָזְנִ֑יH241 · o.zenearוּמַדּוּעַ֩H4069 · mad.du.awhy?יַסְתִּ֨ירH5641 · sa.tarto hideאָבִ֥יH1 · avfatherמִמֶּ֛נִּיH4480 · minfromאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדָּבָ֥רH1697 · da.varwordהַזֶּ֖הH2088 · zehthisאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingזֹֽאת׃H2063 · zotthis
Cross-references
John 17:8For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.1 Samuel 9:15Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,1 Samuel 20:12And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, [or] the third [day], and, behold, [if there be] good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;John 15:15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.Genesis 44:7And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:1 Samuel 14:45And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: [as] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.Joshua 22:29God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that [is] before his tabernacle.Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.Psalm 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.Luke 20:16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said, God forbid.Joshua 24:16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
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