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1 Samuel 20:16 — King James Version← Study notes

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.


1 Samuel 20:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 20:1610 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּכְרֹ֥תwayikərōt
be chewedconjH3772
be con- ate · covenant · cut (down · off) ···
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyəhwōnātān
Jonathan. ComparenounH3083
עִםʿim
accompanyingpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
בֵּ֣יתbēyt
housenounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
דָּוִ֑דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
וּ/בִקֵּ֣שׁwbiqēš
askconjH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מִ/יַּ֖דmiyad
handpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
אֹיְבֵ֥יʾōyəbēy
enemyverbH341
foe
דָוִֽדdāwid
DavidnounH1732
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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