1 Samuel 20:14
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And if I live, thou shalt shew me the kindness of the Lord: but if I die,

the kindness

2 Samuel 9:3 And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto Him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.

Ephesians 5:1,2 Be ye therefore followers of God, as most dear children: . . .

Context
Jonathan and David Renew Their Covenant
13May the Lord do so and so to Jonathan, and add still more. But if my father shall continue in malice against thee, I will discover it to thy ear, and will send thee away, that thou mayst go in peace, and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father. 14And if I live, thou shalt shew me the kindness of the Lord: but if I die,15Thou shalt not take away thy kindness from my house for ever, when the Lord shall have rooted out the enemies of David, every one of them from the earth, may he take away Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it at the hands of David's enemies.…
Cross References
Genesis 40:14
Only remember me when it shall be well with thee, and do me this kindness: to put Pharao in mind to take me out of this prison:

1 Samuel 20:13
May the Lord do so and so to Jonathan, and add still more. But if my father shall continue in malice against thee, I will discover it to thy ear, and will send thee away, that thou mayst go in peace, and the Lord be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

1 Samuel 20:15
Thou shalt not take away thy kindness from my house for ever, when the Lord shall have rooted out the enemies of David, every one of them from the earth, may he take away Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it at the hands of David's enemies.

1 Samuel 20:23
And concerning the word which I and thou have spoken, the Lord be between thee and me forever.

1 Samuel 24:21
Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.

2 Samuel 9:1
And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?

2 Samuel 9:3
And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto Him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.

Lexicon
And
וְלֹ֖א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

as long as
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I live,
חָ֑י (ḥāy)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

treat
תַעֲשֶׂ֧ה (ṯa·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

me
עִמָּדִ֛י (‘im·mā·ḏî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5978: Against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto,

with the LORD’s
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

loving devotion
חֶ֥סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

that I may not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

die,
אָמֽוּת׃ (’ā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


Additional Translations
And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion that I may not die,And you shall not only while yet I live show me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;

And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt thou deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

And thou shalt, not only while yet I live, show me the kindness of the LORD, that I may not die:

You shall not only while yet I live show me the loving kindness of Yahweh, that I not die;

and not only while I am alive dost thou do with me the kindness of Jehovah, and I die not,
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