Verse 17
1 Samuel 20:17
American Standard Version
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And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יּ֤וֹסֶף יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ לְ/הַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אֶת דָּוִ֔ד בְּ/אַהֲבָת֖/וֹ אֹת֑/וֹ כִּֽי אַהֲבַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ אֲהֵבֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And Jonathan swore to David by his love for him, for he loved him as his own soul.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mi...
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And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great...
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And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; a...
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Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
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And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with t...
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If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-...
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If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is...
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Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah...
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And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my...
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10
Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?
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11
And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them...
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12
And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, [be witness]: when I have sounded...
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13
Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose...
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14
And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;
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but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when Jehovah hath cut o...
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16
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, [saying], And Jehovah will require it at the ha...
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And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he lo...
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Then Jonathan said unto him, To-morrow is the new moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat wi...
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19
And when thou hast stayed three days, thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou d...
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20
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
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And, behold, I will send the lad, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the...
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But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sen...
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And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me f...
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So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food...
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And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stoo...
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Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is no...
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And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, [which was] the second [day], that David`s pla...
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And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:
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and he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he...
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30
Then Saul`s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of a perverse rebelli...
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For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingd...
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32
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what...
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33
And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that is was determined of his fat...
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So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; f...
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35
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with...
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And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arr...
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And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after th...
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And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan`s lad gathered up the ar...
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39
But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
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40
And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
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41
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of [a place] toward the South, and fell on his face...
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And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehova...
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