Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Who doth declare to me? or what if thy father doth answer thee sharply?'

New American Standard Bible

Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

King James Version

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?

Holman Bible

So David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

International Standard Version

Then David told Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?"

A Conservative Version

Then David said to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answers thee roughly?

American Standard Version

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?

Amplified

Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

Bible in Basic English

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?

Darby Translation

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?

Julia Smith Translation

And David will say to Jonathan, Who shall announce to me? or what if thy father shall answer thee harshly?

King James 2000

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if your father answers you roughly?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if what your father answers you [is] harsh?"

Modern King James verseion

Then David said to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? Or what if your father answers you roughly?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said David, "Who shall tell me, if thy father answer cruelly?"

NET Bible

David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?"

New Heart English Bible

Then David said to Jonathan, "Who shall tell me if perchance your father answers you roughly?"

The Emphasized Bible

Then said David unto Jonathan, Who shall tell me, - if thy father answer thee aught that is, harsh?

Webster

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father shall answer thee roughly?

World English Bible

Then David said to Jonathan, "Who shall tell me if perchance your father answers you roughly?"

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

יהונתן 
Y@hownathan 
Usage: 111

נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

me or what if thy father
H1
אב 
'ab 
Usage: 1214

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

References

Fausets

Nob

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Jonathan Supports David Over Saul

9 And Jonathan saith, 'Far be it from thee! for I certainly do not know that the evil hath been determined by my father to come upon thee, and I do not declare it to thee.' 10 And David saith unto Jonathan, 'Who doth declare to me? or what if thy father doth answer thee sharply?' 11 And Jonathan saith unto David, 'Come, and we go out into the field;' and they go out both of them into the field.


Cross References

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, 'From whence have ye come?' and they say, 'From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

Genesis 42:30

'The man, the lord of the land, hath spoken with us sharp things, and maketh us as spies of the land;

1 Samuel 20:30-34

And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, 'Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?

1 Samuel 25:10

And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, 'Who is David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;

1 Samuel 25:14

And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, 'Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;

1 Samuel 25:17

And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he is too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

Proverbs 18:23

With supplications doth the poor speak, And the rich answereth fierce things.

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