1 Samuel 20:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Samuel 20:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 20:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 20:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you; but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?””
1 Samuel 20:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 20:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? ”
1 Samuel 20:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 20:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thou hast done kindness, to thy servant, for into a covenant of Jehovah thou hast brought thy servant with thee; --and if there is in me iniquity, put thou me to death; and unto thy father, why is this--thou dost bring me in?'”
1 Samuel 20:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 20:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? ”
1 Samuel 20:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 20:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So shalt thou shew mercy vnto thy seruant: for thou hast ioyned thy seruant into a couenant of the Lord with thee, and if there be in me iniquitie, slay thou me: for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”
1 Samuel 20:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 20:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 20
6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth–lehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
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?
What Does 1 Samuel 20:8 Mean?
1 Samuel 20:8 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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