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1 Samuel 14:9

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If they say this to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.

Context

6Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
7His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Turn and, behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
8Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
9If they say this to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.
10But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up; for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
11Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines): and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
12The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”

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