King James Version
1 Samuel 20:14 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:”
1 Samuel 20:14 · KJV
And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; sounded: Heb. searched shew: Heb. uncover thine ear
The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. shew: Heb. uncover thine ear
And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies. made: Heb. cut
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not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And thou shalt not only while yet”
H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
“I live”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“me the kindness”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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