1 Samuel 20:2 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 20:2

“Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

KJV

And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

My father will do nothing - Jonathan thought that his father could have no evil design against David, because of the oath which he had sworn to himself 1Sa 19:6; and at any rate, that he would do nothing against David without informing him.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
ל֣וֹ	lo	to <the> him
חָלִילָה֮	cha.li.Lah	far be it	H2486 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תָמוּת֒	ta.Mut	you will die	H4191 →
הִנֵּ֡ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה	ya'a.sah	he does	H6213 →
אָבִ֜י	'a.Vi	father my	H1 →
דָּבָ֣ר	da.Var	anything	H1697 →
גָּד֗וֹל	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →
א֚וֹ	'o	or	H176 →
דָּבָ֣ר	da.Var	anything	H1697 →
קָטֹ֔ן	ka.Ton	small	H6996 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִגְלֶ֖ה	yig.Leh	he uncovers	H1540 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אָזְנִ֑י	'a.ze.Ni	ear my	H241 →
וּמַדּוּעַ֩	u.ma.du.a'	and why?	H4069 →
יַסְתִּ֨יר	yas.Tir	will he hide	H5641 →
אָבִ֥י	'a.Vi	father my	H1 →
מִמֶּ֛נִּי	mi.Me.ni	from me	H4480 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדָּבָ֥ר	ha.da.Var	the thing	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֖ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
זֹֽאת׃	Zot	[is] this	H2063 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
leads to
- Psalms 25:14
  The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9–12
  Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- Matthew 13:11
  He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- James 2:23
  And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
- Colossians 1:26
  the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
Through
John 17:8
For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
leads to
- John 17:14
  I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
- John 15:15
  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
- John 16:30
  Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”