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1 Samuel 20:30

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 20:30

Verse 30 of 42

Scripture focus

Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious [woman], do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?

1 Samuel 20:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:30

Theological / Devotional

Rebellious woman. The word “woman” is omitted in the Hebrew, but is clearly called for because the words “perverse” and “rebellious” are feminine in form. Consequently “woman” must be understood. It has been suggested that by leaving out the word “woman,” and putting both qualifying words in the feminine gender, Saul was heaping insult upon insult by refusing even to utter the word “woman,” or “mother,” he being so angry that he allowed himself only the descriptive expletives. One of the worst insults an Oriental can hurl is to heap reproach on someone’s mother.

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