13 If my father intends to bring evil on you, may the Lord punish Jonathan and do so severely(A) if I do not tell you and send you away so you may leave safely. May the Lord be with you,(B) just as he was with my father. 14 If I continue to live, show me kindness[a] from the Lord, but if I die, 15 don’t ever withdraw your kindness from my household—not even when the Lord cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:14 Or loyalty, also in v. 15

13 But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely,(A) if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with(B) you as he has been with my father. 14 But show me unfailing kindness(C) like the Lord’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, 15 and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family(D)—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

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