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1 Samuel 20:13

Jonathan
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11 “Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,

12 and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?

But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.

14 And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

15 and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

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BSB
But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
KJV
The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
WEB
The LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don’t disclose it to you and send you away, that you may go in peace. May the LORD be with you as he has been with my father.
ASV
Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Jehovah be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
DARBY
Jehovah do so and much more to Jonathan. Should it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will apprise thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and Jehovah be with thee, as he has been with my father.
BLB
And may YHWH do to Jonathan, and thus may he add, if the evil upon you is good unto my father, and I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safety. And YHWH be with you as He has been with my father.
ÅB
så må Herren la det gå Jonatan ille både nå og siden! Vil min far føre ondt over deg, så skal jeg åpenbare det for deg og la deg slippe bort, så du kan dra din vei i fred. Og Herren være med deg, som han har vært med min far!
OTB
Men hvis det behager min far å skade deg, må Herren behandle meg, Jonatan, strengt og verre, hvis jeg ikke informerer deg og sender deg bort, så du kan gå i sikkerhet. Og må Herren være med deg som han har vært med min far.
B1930
så må Herren la det gå Jonatan ille både nu og siden! Vil min far føre ondt over dig, så skal jeg åpenbare det for dig og la dig slippe bort, så du kan dra din vei i fred. Og Herren være med dig, som han har vært med min far!

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:11

    Now, my son, may the LORD be with you, and may you succeed in building the house of the LORD your God, as He said you would.

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  • Joshua 1:5

    No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:16

    in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you.”

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  • Ruth 1:17

    Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

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  • 1 Samuel 17:37

    David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”

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  • 1 Samuel 3:17

    “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

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  • 1 Kings 19:2

    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”

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  • 1 Samuel 18:12

    So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

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