1 Samuel 20:8
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King James Version (modern wording)
Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?
1 Samuel 20:8 (KJV)
American Standard Version
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?
1 Samuel 20:8 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore deal faithfully with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
1 Samuel 20:8 (BSB)
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What does 1 Samuel 20:8 say?
1 Samuel 20:8 in modern King James wording reads: "Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?"
Where is 1 Samuel 20:8 found in the Bible?
1 Samuel 20:8 is verse 8 of chapter 20 of the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
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