1 Samuel 20:14

Verse 14. Die. Hebrew lit. “If I live, thou shalt not shew me, &c … and if I die, (15) thou shalt not,” and so forth It seems there is a negation too much. Jonathan requests that David would shew mercy to him and to his family; or he is willing that neither should partake of his kindness, if he prove a traitor to his friend. Calmet.—Prot. “And thou shalt not only, while yet I live, shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not: (15) But also thou shalt not cut off they kindness from my house for ever, no not when the Lord hath cut off,” and so forth Bible.