1 Samuel 19:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.””

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BSBPD

“I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and if I see aught, I will tell thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and I--I go out, and have stood by the side of my father in the field where thou <FI>art<Fi> , and I speak of thee unto my father, and have seen what <FI>is coming<Fi> , and have declared to thee.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 19:3 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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?”
  2. 1 Samuel 20:13But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
  3. Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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