1 Samuel 20:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family--not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth."

New Living Translation
treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”

English Standard Version
and do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Berean Study Bible
and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

New American Standard Bible
And you shall never cut off your loyalty to my house, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

NASB 1995
"You shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."

NASB 1977
“And you shall not cut off your lovingkindness from my house forever, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Amplified Bible
You shall never cut off your lovingkindness and faithfulness from my house, not even when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

Christian Standard Bible
don’t ever withdraw your kindness from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
don't ever withdraw your faithful love from my household--not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth."

Good News Translation
show the same kind of loyalty to my family forever. And when the LORD has completely destroyed all your enemies,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
never stop being kind to my family. The Lord will wipe each of David's enemies off the face of the earth.

International Standard Version
And don't stop showing your gracious love to my family forever, not even when the LORD eliminates each of David's enemies from the surface of the earth."

NET Bible
Don't ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David's enemies from the face of the earth
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

New King James Version
but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth.”

King James 2000 Bible
But also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever: no, not when the LORD has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

New Heart English Bible
do not cut off your loyalty from my house forever. And when the LORD cuts off the enemies of David, each one from the face of the earth,

World English Bible
but also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off the enemies of David everyone from the surface of the earth."

American King James Version
But also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

American Standard Version
but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when Jehovah hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

A Faithful Version
But you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off the enemies of David, every one, from the face of the earth."

Darby Bible Translation
but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth.

English Revised Version
but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

Webster's Bible Translation
But also thou shalt not withdraw thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But I require that thou cut not off thy mercie from mine house for euer: no, not when the Lorde hath destroyed the enemies of Dauid, euery one from the earth.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But I require that thou cut not of thy mercy from my house for euer, no not when the Lord hath destroyed the enemies of Dauid, euery one from the face of the earth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and plucke thy mercy fro my house for euer. And whan the LORDE roteth out ye enemies of Dauid, euery one out of the londe,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
but you do not cut off your kindness from my house for all time, nor in YHWH’s cutting off the enemies of David, each one from off the face of the ground.”

Young's Literal Translation
but thou dost not cut off thy kindness from my house unto the age, nor in Jehovah's cutting off the enemies of David, each one from off the face of the ground.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou shalt not cut off thy mercy from my house, even forever: and not in Jehovah's cutting off the enemies of David a man from the face of the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
you shall not take away your mercy from my house, even forever, when the Lord will have rooted out the enemies of David, each and every one of them, from the earth. May he take Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it from the hands of the enemies of David.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And do not let your kindness cease from my house to eternity, and when LORD JEHOVAH will destroy the enemies of David from the face of the Earth

Lamsa Bible
And also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house for ever, when the LORD destroys the enemies of David from the face of the earth;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.'thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house for ever: and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,
















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