^20:8You must be loyal¹⁵ to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the Lord’s name.¹⁶ If I am guilty,¹⁷ you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”

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Footnotes

15 Heb “and you must do loyalty.”
16 Heb “for into a covenant of the Lord you have brought your servant with you.”
17 Heb “and if there is in me guilt.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with you. But if there is guilt in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the Lord. If I have done anything wrong, then kill me yourself; why take me to your father?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Show me this loyalty as my sworn friend—for we made a solemn pact before the Lord—or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don’t betray me to him!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So you must show loyal love to your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you. But if there is guilt in me, then kill me yourself! But why should you bring me to your father?”

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

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