1Sa 20:2 | NET2full | STEP | Jonathan said to him, “ By no means are you going to die ! My father does nothing large or small without making me aware of it. Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen !”

‏ 1 Samuel 20:2

2 Jonathan ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing ^{▼▼tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew mss, and the ancient versions in reading “he will not do,” rather than the Kethib of the MT (“do to him”).} large or small without making me aware of it. ^{▼▼tn Heb “without uncovering my ear.”} Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”