1 Samuel

1 Samuel 20:42

⁴²And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
said	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to David	לְדָוִ֖ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in peace	לְשָׁל֑וֹם	lə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
for	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the two	שְׁנֵ֜ינוּ	šə·nê·nū	Number - masculine dual construct; first person common plural	H8147 two
of us	אֲנַ֗חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
have sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ	niš·ba‘·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7650 swear
in the name	בְּשֵׁ֤ם	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
May the LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be	יִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a witness between	בֵּינִ֣י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
you and me	וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ	ū·ḇê·ne·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
and between	וּבֵ֥ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
your descendants	זַרְעֲךָ֖	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
and	וּבֵ֥ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
mine	זַרְעִ֛י	zar·‘î	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Then David got up	וַיָּ֖קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and departed	וַיֵּלַ֑ךְ	way·yê·laḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and Jonathan	וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן	wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
went back	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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