1st Samuel Chapter 20 verse 12 Holy Bible
And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God of Israel, `be witness': when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, `or' the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
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And Jonathan said to David, May the Lord, the God of Israel, be witness; when I have had a chance of talking to my father, about this time tomorrow, if his feelings to David are good, will I not send and give you the news?
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And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, God of Israel, when I sound my father about this time to-morrow, [or] the next day, and behold, there be good toward David, and I then send not to thee, and apprise thee of it,
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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 show it thee;
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And Jonathan said to 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 towards David, and I then send not to thee, and show it thee;
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Jonathan said to David, Yahweh, the God of Israel, [be witness]: when I have sounded my father about this time tomorrow, [or] the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send to you, and disclose it to you?
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And Jonathan saith unto David, `Jehovah, God of Israel -- when I search my father, about `this' time to-morrow `or' the third `day', and lo, good `is' towards David, and I do not then send unto thee, and have uncovered thine ear --
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) O Lord God of Israel.--Now that the two friends have come to a remote solitary spot, Jonathan prefaces his reply to David's piteous request by a very solemn invocation of that God they both loved so well. The vocative, however, "O Lord God," &c., of the English Version has been generally looked upon as an impossible rendering--"there being no analogy for such a mode of address"--Lange.The versions avoid it by supplying different words. So the Syriac and Arabic render "The Lord of Israel is my witness"; the LXX., "The Lord God of Israel knows." Others have supplied a word which they find in two Hebrew MSS., "As the Lord God of Israel liveth." The meaning, however, is perfectly clear.Or the third day.--This statement of time on the part of Jonathan evidently assumes that the festival was continued the day after the "new moon" by a royal banquet. The time is thus reckoned: the present day; the morrow, which was the new moon festival; and the day after, which would reckon as the third day.Behold, if there be good toward David.--In the event of the news being good--that is, if Saul, contrary to David's expectation, spoke kindly of him--then Jonathan would send to him a special messenger; if, on the other hand, the king displayed enmity, in that case Jonathan would come himself and see David (for the last time). This sad message should be brought by no messenger.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelitessaid,וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“By the LORD,יְהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descI will sound outאֶחְקֹ֣ר (’eḥ·qōr)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimatelymy fatherאָבִ֗י (’ā·ḇî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1: Fatherby this timeכָּעֵ֤ת ׀ (kā·‘êṯ)Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular constructStrong's 6256: Time, now, whentomorrowמָחָר֙ (mā·ḥār)AdverbStrong's 4279: Deferred, the morrow, tomorrow, hereafteror the next day.הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית (haš·šə·li·šîṯ)Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularStrong's 7992: Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell)Ifוְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!he is favorableט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, goodtowardאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toyou,דָּוִ֗ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessewill I notוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nosendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח (’eš·laḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outfor youאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toand tellוְגָלִ֖יתִי (wə·ḡā·lî·ṯî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to revealyou?אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·zə·ne·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 241: Broadness, the earJump to PreviousDavid Disclose Disposed Israel Jonathan Morrow Show Sounded Third Time Tomorrow To-Morrow Towards Witness
