American Standard Version
"Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly? "
— 1 Samuel 20:10, American Standard Version
“Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?”
“Then David said to Jonathan, "Who shall tell me if perchance your father answers you roughly?"”
“David said to Jonathan,“Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?””
“And David answered Jonathan: Who shall bring me word, if thy father should answer thee harshly concerning me?”
“Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?”
“Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?”
If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.
Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?
And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God of Israel, be witness: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Jehovah be with thee, as he hath been with my father.