1Sa 20:3 | NET2full | STEP | Taking an oath , David again said , “Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you , and he has thought , ‘ Don’t let Jonathan know about this , or he will be upset .’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live , there is about one step between me and death !”

‏ 1 Samuel 20:3

3 Taking an oath, David again ^{▼▼tc The LXX and the Syriac Peshitta lack the word “again.”} said, “Your father is very much aware of the fact ^{▼▼tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.} that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, ^{▼▼tn Heb “said,” that is, to himself. So also in v. 25.} ‘Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the Lord lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”