1 Samuel 20:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?”

1 Samuel 20:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 20:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 20:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you roughly?””

1 Samuel 20:10 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 20:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly? ”

1 Samuel 20:10 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 20:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David saith unto Jonathan, `Who doth declare to me? or what <FI>if<Fi> thy father doth answer thee sharply?'”

1 Samuel 20:10 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? ”

1 Samuel 20:10 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 20:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said Dauid to Ionathan, Who shall tell me? how shall I knowe, if thy father answere thee cruelly?”

1 Samuel 20:10 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 20:10 in Context — 1 Samuel 20

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.

12 And 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;

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What Does 1 Samuel 20:10 Mean?

1 Samuel 20:10 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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