1 Samuel 20:10-12

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¹⁰David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?” ¹¹Jonathan said to David, “Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”

When the two of them had gone out into the field, ¹²Jonathan said to David, “The Lord God of Israel is my witness!^[a] I will feel out my father about this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favorably inclined toward David, will I not then send word to you and let you know?^[b]

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1 Samuel 20:12 tc The Hebrew text has simply “the Lord God of Israel.” On the basis of the Syriac version, many reconstruct the text to read “[is] my witness,” which may have fallen out of the text by homoioarcton (an error which is entirely possible if עֵד (ʿed, “witness,”) immediately followed דָּוִד, “David,” in the original text).
1 Samuel 20:12 tn Heb “and uncover your ear.”

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