1 Samuel 20:7
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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.If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
In other translations
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.If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
Hebrew words
אִם־'im-ifH518כֹּהkohthusH3541יֹאמַרyomarhe will sayH559טוֹבtovgoodH2896שָׁלוֹםshalomsafetyH7965לְעַבְדֶּךָle'avdekha[belongs] to servant yourH5650וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518חָרֹהcharohcertainly <to burn>H2734יֶחֱרֶהyecherehit will burnH2734לוֹloto <the> himדַּעda'knowH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588כָלְתָהkhaltahit has been determinedH3615הָרָעָהhara'ah<the> harmH7451מֵעִמּוֹ׃me'imofrom with <the> himH5973
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 25:17Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
- Esther 7:7And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
- Deuteronomy 1:23And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
- 2 Samuel 17:4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
- 1 Samuel 20:9And 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?“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
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