Hebrew Interlinear
1 Samuel 20:3 Interlinear
“sware And David and he saith certainly certainly Thy father that I have found grace in thine eyes and he saith certainly Let not Jonathan this lest he be grieved but truly liveth as the LORD liveth and as thy soul there is but a step between me and death”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע | H7650 | sware | to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) |
| 2 | ע֜וֹד | H5750 | properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more | |
| 3 | דָּוִ֗ד | H1732 | And David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 4 | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | H559 | and he saith | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | יֵֽדַע | H3045 | certainly | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 6 | יֵֽדַע | H3045 | certainly | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 7 | אָבִ֗יךָ | H1 | Thy father | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 8 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | מָצָ֤אתִי | H4672 | that I have found | properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present |
| 10 | חֵן֙ | H2580 | grace | graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) |
| 11 | בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | H5869 | in thine eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 12 | וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | H559 | and he saith | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 13 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 14 | יֵֽדַע | H3045 | certainly | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 15 | זֹ֥את | H2063 | this (often used adverb) | |
| 16 | יְהֽוֹנָתָ֖ן | H3083 | Let not Jonathan | jehonathan, the name of four israelites |
| 17 | פֶּן | H6435 | properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | |
| 18 | יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב | H6087 | this lest he be grieved | properly, to carve, i.e., fabricate or fashion |
| 19 | וְאוּלָ֗ם | H199 | but truly | however or on the contrary |
| 20 | וְחֵ֣י | H2416 | liveth | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 21 | יְהוָה֙ | H3068 | as the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 22 | וְחֵ֣י | H2416 | liveth | alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin |
| 23 | נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ | H5315 | and as thy soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 24 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 25 | כְפֶ֔שַׂע | H6587 | there is but a step | a stride |
| 26 | בֵּינִ֖י | H996 | between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | |
| 27 | וּבֵ֥ין | H996 | between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | |
| 28 | הַמָּֽוֶת׃ | H4194 | between me and death | death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin |
Verse Context
1 Samuel 20:2And he said unto him God forbid thou shalt not die ...
1 Samuel 20:3 (current)sware And David and he saith certainly certainly Thy father that I have found grace in thine eyes and he saith certainly Let not Jonathan this lest he be grieved but truly liveth as the LORD liveth and as thy soul there is but a step between me and death
1 Samuel 20:4Then said Jonathan unto David Then said...