20:2 Jonathan 4 said to him, “By no means are you going to die! My father does nothing 5 large or small without making me aware of it. 6 Why would my father hide this matter from me? It just won’t happen!”
1 tn Heb “like Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their heart.”
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “and they sent them away and they went.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tc The translation follows the Qere, many medieval Hebrew
6 tn Heb “without uncovering my ear.”