1 Samuel

1 Samuel 23:18

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

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the two	שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
of them made	וַיִּכְרְת֧וּ	way·yiḵ·rə·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּרִ֖ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
And David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
remained	וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Horesh	בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה	ba·ḥō·rə·šāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2793 wood, wooded height
while Jonathan	וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן	wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
went	הָלַ֥ךְ	hā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
home	לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ס	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.