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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 your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.

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ASV

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

KJV

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965 →
וַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.Lakhand he wentH1980 →
וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.Tanand JonathanH3083 →
בָּ֥אba'he wentH935 →
הָעִֽיר׃ha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherthatH834 →
נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuwe have sworn an oathH7650 →
שְׁנֵ֜ינוּshe.Nei.nu[the] two of usH8147 →
אֲנַ֗חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587 →
בְּשֵׁ֤םbe.Shemby [the] name ofH8034 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
יְהוָ֞הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.Yehhe will beH1961 →
בֵּינִ֣יbei.Nibetween meH996 →
וּבֵינֶ֗ךָu.vei.Ne.khaand between youH996 →
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
זַרְעִ֛יzar.'Ioffspring myH2233 →
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996 →
זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.Khaoffspring yourH2233 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamperpetuityH5769 →

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2 Samuel 9:1Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.1 Samuel 1:17“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”Mark 5:34“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”1 Samuel 20:23And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”1 Samuel 23:18So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.1 Samuel 25:35Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”1 Samuel 20:22–23But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.2 Samuel 21:7Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.Luke 7:50And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”Acts 16:36The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”Numbers 6:26may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’1 Samuel 20:15and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”1 Samuel 22:8Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”Acts 17:10As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.Genesis 21:23Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”Jeremiah 42:5Then 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.1 Samuel 20:9“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”

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David and Jonathan — Gustave Doré

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David and Jonathan — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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