1 Samuel 20:7

Modern

If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.

Traditional

If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

Literal

If thus he says: ‘Good,’ your servant will be safe. But if he is enraged, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

Latin

Si dixerit: Bene: pax erit servo tuo. Si autem fuerit iratus, scito quia completa est malitia ejus.

Hebrew

English

If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.

Israelite families might choose a new moon festival for their yearly family sacrifice (see, for example, 1 Samuel 1:3).

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 25:17
Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
Esther 7:7
In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
Deuteronomy 1:23
The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
2 Samuel 17:4
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
1 Samuel 20:9
“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”