| 42. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 20:42:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 20:42:2 ⧉יְהוֹנָתָ֜ןyehonatanJonathan 1 Samuel 20:42:3 ⧉לְדָוִ֣דledavidto David 1 Samuel 20:42:4 ⧉לֵ֣ךְlekhgo 1 Samuel 20:42:5 ⧉לְשָׁל֑וֹםleshalomin peace 1 Samuel 20:42:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֩asherbecause 1 Samuel 20:42:7 ⧉נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ׀nishbanuwe have sworn 1 Samuel 20:42:8 ⧉שְׁנֵ֜ינוּshenenuthe two of us 1 Samuel 20:42:9 ⧉אֲנַ֗חְנוּanakhnuwe 1 Samuel 20:42:10 ⧉בְּשֵׁ֤םbeshemin the name of 1 Samuel 20:42:11 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 20:42:12 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Samuel 20:42:13 ⧉יְהוָ֞הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 20:42:14 ⧉יִֽהְיֶ֣הyihyeyeshall be 1 Samuel 20:42:15 ⧉בֵּינִ֗יbenibetween me 1 Samuel 20:42:16 ⧉וּבֵֽינֶ֙יךָ֙uvenekhaand between you 1 Samuel 20:42:17 ⧉וּבֵ֣יןuveynand between 1 Samuel 20:42:18 ⧉זַרְעִ֔יzarimy offspring 1 Samuel 20:42:19 ⧉וּבֵ֖יןuveynand between 1 Samuel 20:42:20 ⧉זַרְעֲךָ֑zarakhayour offspring 1 Samuel 20:42:21 ⧉עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃adolamforever 1 Samuel 20:42:22 ⧉וַיָּ֣קָםvayakamand he rose 1 Samuel 20:42:23 ⧉וַיֵּ֣לַךְvayelekhand he went 1 Samuel 20:42:24 ⧉וִֽיהוֹנָתָ֖ןviyehonatanand Jonathan 1 Samuel 20:42:25 ⧉בָּ֣אbacame 1 Samuel 20:42:26 ⧉הָעִ֑יר׃hairthe city |
| 42. Formal Translation And Jonathan said to David, “Peace to you, for we have sworn friendship between us in the name of the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Guarantor}, saying, ‘The LORD will be between me and you and between your descendants and between my descendants forever.’” Then David departed, and Jonathan returned to the city. |
| 42. Dynamic Translation Jonathan told David, “May you be at peace, because we have made an oath between us in the name of the LORD, declaring, ‘The LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Witness} will be the witness between me and you and between your children and my children forever.’” After that, David left, and Jonathan returned to the town. |