19 “Now write(A) down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness(B) for me against them.

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19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

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19 “Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be (A)a witness for Me against the children of Israel.

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27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone(A) will be a witness(B) against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue(C) to your God.”(D)

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27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

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27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, this stone shall be (A)a witness to us, for (B)it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.”

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10 The elders of Gilead replied, “The Lord is our witness;(A) we will certainly do as you say.”

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10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

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10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, (A)“The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.”

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Samuel said to them, “The Lord is witness(A) against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything(B) in my hand.(C)

“He is witness,” they said.

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And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

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Then he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, (A)that you have not found anything (B)in my hand.”

And they answered, “He is witness.”

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14 But show me unfailing kindness(A) like the Lord’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed,

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14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:

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14 And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die;

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23 And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is witness(A) between you and me forever.”

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23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

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23 And as for (A)the matter which you and I have spoken of, indeed the Lord be between you and me forever.”

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42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace,(A) for we have sworn friendship(B) with each other in the name of the Lord,(C) saying, ‘The Lord is witness(D) between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.(E)’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 20:42 In Hebrew texts this sentence (20:42b) is numbered 21:1.

42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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42 Then Jonathan said to David, (A)“Go in peace, since we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘May the Lord be between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants, forever.’ ” So he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

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19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

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19 Surely even now (A)my witness is in heaven,
And my evidence is on high.

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23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery(A) with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know(B) it and am a witness(C) to it,” declares the Lord.

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23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.

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23 because (A)they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I (B)know, and am a witness, says the Lord.

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