Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 20:12

12 Yuēnádān duì Dàwèi shuō , yuàn Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén wéi zhèng . míngrì yuē zaì zhè shíhou , huò dì sān rì , wǒ tàn wǒ fùqin de yìsi , ruò xiàng nǐ yǒu hǎo yì , wǒ qǐbù dǎfa rén gàosu nǐ ma .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 20:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 20:12

And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel
Or by the Lord God of Israel, I swear unto thee; for this is the form of the oath, as Jarchi and Kimchi observe:

when I have sounded my father about tomorrow any time, [or] the third
[day];
searched, inquired, and found out how his disposition is:

and, behold, [if there be] good toward David;
if he is well disposed to him, as may appear by speaking respectfully of him, or kindly inquiring after him, and by being satisfied with the account given him:

and I then send not unto thee, and show it thee;
then let the vengeance of God fall upon me in some remarkable manner or another, as follows; or "shall I not then send unto thee, and show it thee" ^F20? certainly I will; that is, I will send a messenger to thee to acquaint thee with it, who shall tell it, and cause thee to hear it, as from myself.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (Kyla xlva za alw) "an non tune mitterem?" Junius & Tremellius; "nonne tunc mittam ad te?" so some in Vatablus.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 20:12 In-Context

10 Dàwèi duì Yuēnádān shuō , nǐ fùqin ruò yòng lì yán huídá nǐ , shuí lái gàosu wǒ ne .

11 Yuēnádān duì Dàwèi shuō , nǐ wǒ qiĕ wǎng tiānyĕ qù . èr rén jiù wǎng tiānyĕ qù le .

12 Yuēnádān duì Dàwèi shuō , yuàn Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén wéi zhèng . míngrì yuē zaì zhè shíhou , huò dì sān rì , wǒ tàn wǒ fùqin de yìsi , ruò xiàng nǐ yǒu hǎo yì , wǒ qǐbù dǎfa rén gàosu nǐ ma .

13 Wǒ fùqin ruò yǒu yì haì nǐ , wǒ bú gàosu nǐ shǐ nǐ píng píngān ān dì zǒu , yuàn Yēhéhuá chóngchóng dì jiàng fá yǔ wǒ . yuàn Yēhéhuá yǔ nǐ tóng zaì , rútóng cóng qián yǔ wǒ fùqin tóng zaì yíyàng .

14 Nǐ yào zhào Yēhéhuá de cíaì ēn dāi wǒ , búdàn wǒ huó zhe de shíhou miǎn wǒ sǐwáng ,