¹⁷ “What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide^(A) it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely,^(B) if you hide from me anything he told you.”

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.