1 Samuel 20:23 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 20:23

And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”

BSB

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ASV

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever.

KJV

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of,.... The covenant they had made between them and their families: behold, the Lord be between me and thee for ever: as a witness of the covenant, and a revenger of those that should break it; so the Targum,"behold, the Word of the Lord be between me and thee a witness for ever.''

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר	ve.Ha.da.Var	and the matter	H1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
דִּבַּ֖רְנוּ	di.Bar.nu	we have spoken	H1696 →
אֲנִ֣י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
וָאָ֑תָּה	va.'A.tah	and you	H859 →
הִנֵּ֧ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בֵּינִ֥י	bei.Ni	[will be] between me	H996 →
וּבֵינְךָ֖	u.vei.ne.Kha	and between you	H996 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃ ס	o.Lam	perpetuity	H5769 →

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Through
Genesis 31:50
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 42:5
  Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.
- Jeremiah 29:23
  For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He…
- Micah 1:2
  Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Judges 11:10
  And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
Through
1 Samuel 20:42
And 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…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 1:17
  “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
- 1 Samuel 23:18
  So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
Through
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me…
leads to
- Genesis 31:53
  May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
- Exodus 5:21
  “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill…

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Where the connections lead

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