1 SAMUEL 20:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?”
But if he should take it ill, then you shall tell me, and I will go away — David's condition (*im yatov alecha*)—if it seems good to you—acknowledges Jonathan's autonomy; David does not wish to force his friend into deception. Yet the *v'yada'atani et chamat avicha*, you shall tell me your father's anger, asks Jonathan to risk confrontation, to provoke Saul in order to determine his true intent. David's *v'atzei*, and I will go, gives Jonathan an escape clause, a way to withdraw if the plan becomes too dangerous.
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