1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:17

¹⁷And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Jonathan	יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
had David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
reaffirm	וַיּ֤וֹסֶף	way·yō·w·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
his vow	לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ	lə·haš·bî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7650 swear
out of love	בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ	bə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H160 love
for him	אֹת֑וֹ	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
loved	אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ס	’ă·hê·ḇōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H157 love
as he loved	אַהֲבַ֥ת	’a·hă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H160 love
himself	נַפְשׁ֖וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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