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1 Samuel 14:43-45
Evangelical Heritage Version
1 Samuel 14:43-45
Evangelical Heritage Version
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!”
Jonathan told him, “I just tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand, and now I must die?”
44 Saul said, “May God punish me severely and double it,[a] if you are not put to death, Jonathan.”
45 The people said to Saul, “Should Jonathan die? He has accomplished this great deliverance for Israel. Absolutely not![b] As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, because he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, so that he did not die.
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- 1 Samuel 14:44 Literally may God do this to me and even more
- 1 Samuel 14:45 The Hebrew term has the tone of a curse.
1 Samuel 14:43-45
New International Version
1 Samuel 14:43-45
New International Version
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.”(A)
So Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey(B) with the end of my staff. And now I must die!”
44 Saul said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely,(C) if you do not die, Jonathan.(D)”
45 But the men said to Saul, “Should Jonathan die—he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair(E) of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God’s help.” So the men rescued(F) Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
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