1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:17–18

17saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

18So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.

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1 Samuel 23:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
sayingוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraidתִּירָ֗אtî·rāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3372 fear
forכִּ֠יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
my fatherאָבִ֔י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
Saulשָׁא֣וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
will neverלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
lay a hand onתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙ṯim·ṣā·’ă·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singularH4672 attain to, find
youיַ֚דyaḏNoun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
And youוְאַתָּה֙wə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
will be kingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְtim·lōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and I willוְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH595 I
beאֶֽהְיֶה־’eh·yeh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
yourלְּךָ֣lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
second-in-commandלְמִשְׁנֶ֑הlə·miš·nehPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4932 double, copy, second
Evenוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
my fatherאָבִ֖י’ā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1 father
Saulשָׁא֥וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
knowsיֹדֵ֥עַyō·ḏê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3045 know
this is trueכֵּֽן׃kênAdjective - masculine singularH3651 right, veritable, honest

1 Samuel 23:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םšə·nê·hemNumber - masculine dual construct; third person masculine pluralH8147 two
of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּway·yiḵ·rə·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3772 cut off, cut down
a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
And Davidדָּוִד֙dā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
remainedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba·ḥō·rə·šāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2793 wood, wooded height
while Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןwî·hō·w·nā·ṯānConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3083 Jehonathan
wentהָלַ֥ךְhā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
homeלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃סlə·ḇê·ṯōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 23:17 1 Samuel 20:31 · 1 Samuel 24:20 · Job 5:11–15 · Isaiah 54:17 · Hebrews 13:6 · Acts 28:16

1 Samuel 23:18 1 Samuel 18:3 · 1 Samuel 20:42 · 2 Samuel 21:7 · 2 Samuel 9:1 · 1 Samuel 20:12–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.