1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:16

¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
made a covenant	וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
May the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
hold	מִיַּ֖ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
David’s	דָוִֽד׃	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
enemies	אֹיְבֵ֥י	’ō·yə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H341 be hostile to
accountable	וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ	ū·ḇiq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.