The Meaning of 1 Samuel 20:7 Explained

1 Samuel 20:7

KJV: 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.

YLT: If thus he say: Good; peace is for thy servant; and if it be very displeasing to him -- know that the evil hath been determined by him;

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

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 20:7?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 20:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 20:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Samuel 20:7?

What is the context of 1 Samuel 20:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Samuel 20:7 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 20:1-16 - Friendship's Covenant

Life becomes intolerable when suspense is long drawn out; hence David's appeal to his friend. Besides, he yearned for one more glimpse of the dear home at Bethlehem, and to drink of "the well which was by the gate." The talk between the friends was heart-breaking to both. Only those who have experienced the severance of loving communion and intercourse can fathom the depth and bitterness of the waters that began to roll between the two friends.

Jonathan is one of the noblest types of manhood presented in Scripture biography. Whether in private or public life, he shone with peerless beauty, as a star in a dark sky. David said of him that he was "lovely and pleasant." Jonathan had a clear prevision of David's coming greatness, but it gave him no pang of jealousy. He loved his friend better than himself, so much, indeed, that it was a richer ecstasy for Jonathan to see David crowned and exalted than to ascend the throne himself. Love casts out jealousy. This friendship was ideal; and we can only ask that we may realize something of its sweetness, and know the love of Christ after the same fashion. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 20

¹ David consults with Jonathan for his safety
¹¹ Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath
¹⁸ Jonathan's token to David
²³ Saul, missing David, seeks to kill Jonathan
³⁵ Jonathan affectionately takes his leave of David

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 20:7 mean?

If thus he says [it is] well will be safe your servant but if very is angry he [then] be sure that is determined evil by him

אִם־ כֹּ֥ה יֹאמַ֛ר ט֖וֹב שָׁל֣וֹם לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאִם־ חָרֹ֤ה יֶֽחֱרֶה֙ ל֔וֹ דַּ֕ע כִּֽי־ כָלְתָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ה מֵעִמּֽוֹ

כֹּ֥ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
יֹאמַ֛ר	he says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ט֖וֹב	[it is] well
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
שָׁל֣וֹם	will be safe
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	your servant
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
וְאִם־	but if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
חָרֹ֤ה	very
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: חָרָה Sense: to be hot, furious, burn, become angry, be kindled.
יֶֽחֱרֶה֙	is angry
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָרָה Sense: to be hot, furious, burn, become angry, be kindled.
דַּ֕ע	[then] be sure
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
כִּֽי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
כָלְתָ֥ה	is determined
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: כָּלָה Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
הָרָעָ֖ה	evil
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil.
מֵעִמּֽוֹ	by him
Parse: Preposition-m, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.

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