Verse 9

1 Samuel 20:9

Young's Literal Translation

9 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.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן חָלִ֣ילָ/ה לָּ֑/ךְ כִּ֣י אִם יָדֹ֣עַ אֵדַ֗ע כִּֽי כָלְתָ֨ה הָ/רָעָ֜ה מֵ/עִ֤ם אָבִ/י֙ לָ/ב֣וֹא עָלֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/לֹ֥א אֹתָ֖/הּ אַגִּ֥יד לָֽ/ךְ
English Translation
And Jonathan said, "Far be it from you, for if I know that evil has been determined by my father to come upon you, I will not tell you."
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Chapter 20 Context
1 And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, 'What have I done? wha... Focus ↗
2 And he saith to him, 'Far be it! thou dost not die; lo, my father doth not do anything great or smal... Focus ↗
3 And David sweareth again, and saith, 'Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thi... Focus ↗
4 And Jonathan saith to David, 'What doth thy soul say? -- and I do it for thee.' Focus ↗
5 And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Lo, the new moon [is] to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the kin... Focus ↗
6 if thy father at all look after me, and thou hast said, David asked earnestly of me to run to Beth-L... Focus ↗
7 If thus he say: Good; peace [is] for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him -- know that... Focus ↗
8 and thou hast done kindness, to thy servant, for into a covenant of Jehovah thou hast brought thy se... Focus ↗
9 And Jonathan saith, 'Far be it from thee! for I certainly do not know that the evil hath been determ...
10 And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Who doth declare to me? or what [if] thy father doth answer thee sha... Focus ↗
11 And Jonathan saith unto David, 'Come, and we go out into the field;' and they go out both of them in... Focus ↗
12 And Jonathan saith unto David, 'Jehovah, God (Elohim) of Israel -- when I search my father, about [t... Focus ↗
13 thus doth Jehovah do to Jonathan, and thus doth He add; when the evil concerning thee is good to my... Focus ↗
14 and not only while I am alive dost thou do with me the kindness of Jehovah, and I die not, Focus ↗
15 but thou dost not cut off thy kindness from my house unto the age, nor in Jehovah's cutting off the... Focus ↗
16 And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought [it] from the hand of the... Focus ↗
17 and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because he loveth him, for with the love of his own sou... Focus ↗
18 And Jonathan saith to him, 'To-morrow [is] new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat i... Focus ↗
19 and on the third day thou dost certainly come down, and hast come in unto the place where thou wast... Focus ↗
20 'And I shoot three of the arrows at the side, sending out for myself at a mark; Focus ↗
21 and lo, I send the youth: Go, find the arrows. If I at all say to the youth, Lo, the arrows [are] on... Focus ↗
22 And if thus I say to the young man, Lo, the arrows [are] beyond thee, -- go, for Jehovah hath sent t... Focus ↗
23 as to the thing which we have spoken, I and thou, lo, Jehovah [is] between me and thee -- unto the a... Focus ↗
24 And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to e... Focus ↗
25 and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and A... Focus ↗
26 And Saul hath not spoken anything on that day, for he said, 'It [is] an accident; he is not clean --... Focus ↗
27 And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and... Focus ↗
28 And Jonathan answereth Saul, 'David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem, Focus ↗
29 and he saith, Send me away, I pray thee, for a family sacrifice we have in the city, and my brother... Focus ↗
30 And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, 'Son of a perverse rebellious w... Focus ↗
31 for all the days that the son of Jesse liveth on the ground thou art not established, thou and thy k... Focus ↗
32 And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, 'Why is he put to death? what hath he do... Focus ↗
33 And Saul casteth the javelin at him to smite him, and Jonathan knoweth that it hath been determined... Focus ↗
34 And Jonathan riseth from the table in the heat of anger, and hath not eaten food on the second day o... Focus ↗
35 And it cometh to pass in the morning, that Jonathan goeth out into the field for the appointment wit... Focus ↗
36 And he saith to his youth, 'Run, find, I pray thee, the arrows which I am shooting;' the youth is ru... Focus ↗
37 And the youth cometh unto the place of the arrow which Jonathan hath shot, and Jonathan calleth afte... Focus ↗
38 and Jonathan calleth after the youth, 'Speed, haste, stand not;' and Jonathan's youth gathereth the... Focus ↗
39 And the youth hath not known anything, only Jonathan and David knew the word. Focus ↗
40 And Jonathan giveth his weapons unto the youth whom he hath, and saith to him, 'Go, carry into the c... Focus ↗
41 The youth hath gone, and David hath risen from Ezel, at the south, and falleth on his face to the ea... Focus ↗
42 and Jonathan saith to David, 'Go in peace, in that we have sworn -- we two -- in the name of Jehovah... Focus ↗