1 Samuel 20:8
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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?Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
In other translations
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?Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
Hebrew words
וְעָשִׂיתָve'asitaand you will doH6213חֶסֶדchesedcovenant loyaltyH2617עַל־'al-towardsH5921עַבְדֶּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650כִּיkiforH3588בִּבְרִיתbivritin [the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הֵבֵאתָhevetayou have broughtH935אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עַבְדְּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518יֶשׁ־yesh-thereH3426בִּיbiin <the> meעָוֹן'avon[is] iniquityH5771הֲמִיתֵנִיhamiteniput to death meH4191אַתָּה'atahyouH859וְעַד־ve'ad-and toH5704אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1לָמָּה־lamah-<to> why?H4100זֶּהzehthisH2088תְבִיאֵנִי׃ פtevi'eniwill you bring meH935
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- 2 Samuel 14:32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
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- Acts 25:11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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- Genesis 47:29And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
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