1st Samuel Chapter 20 verse 31 Holy Bible
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
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For while the son of Jesse is living on the earth, your position is unsafe and your kingdom is in danger. So make him come here to me, for it is certainly right for him to be put to death.
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For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.
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For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
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For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
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For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
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for all the days that the son of Jesse liveth on the ground thou art not established, thou and thy kingdom; and now, send and bring him unto me, for he `is' a son of death.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(31) Thou shalt not be established.--Here the king gives expression to the thought which was ever torturing that poor diseased brain of his--David, his own kind physician, his faithful soldier, and his son's dearest friend and loved companion, was plotting basely against that master for whom he had done so much, and the son whom he loved so well.Saul, in his blind fury, goes on to betray his fell purpose when he exclaims, "he shall surely die." His command, "Send and fetch him unto me," tells us that the murder had been pre-arranged to take place at the feast. Doubtless those rough soldier chiefs sitting round the royal table would be ready at any moment to carry into effect their master's savage behest.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewEveryכָל־ (ḵāl)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everydayהַיָּמִ֗ים (hay·yā·mîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3117: A daythe sonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Jesseיִשַׁי֙ (yi·šay)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3448: Jesse -- father of Davidlivesחַ֣י (ḥay)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeonעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstearth,הָאֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 127: Ground, landneitherלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noyouאַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and younor your kingshipוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ (ū·mal·ḵū·ṯe·ḵā)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdomshall be established.תִכּ֖וֹן (ṯik·kō·wn)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 3559: To be erectNowוְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timesend for himשְׁלַ֨ח (šə·laḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outand bringוְקַ֤ח (wə·qaḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takehimאֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw)Direct object marker | third person masculine singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseto me,אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toforכִּ֥י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionheהֽוּא׃ (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, aremust surely die!”מָ֖וֶת (mā·weṯ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruinJump to PreviousDanger Death Deserveth Die Earth Established Jesse Kingdom Position Right Surely Unsafe Wherefore
