1 Samuel 20:3
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
KJV
Et juravit rursum Davidi. Et ille ait : Scit profecto pater tuus quia inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, et dicet : Nesciat hoc Jonathas, ne forte tristetur. Quinimmo vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, quia uno tantum (ut ita dicam) gradu ego morsque dividimur.
Vulgate
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Δαυεὶδ τῷ Ἰωναθὰν καὶ εἶπεν Γινώσκων οἶδεν ὁ πατήρ σου ὅτι εὕρηκα χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου, καὶ εἶπεν μὴ γνῶναι τοῦτο Ἰωναθάν, μὴ οὐ βούληται· ἀλλὰ ζῇ Κύριος καὶ ζῇ ἡ ψυχή σου, ὅτι καθὼς εἶπεν, ἐμπέπλησται ἀνὰ μέσον μου καὶ τοῦ θανάτου.
LXX
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
ASV
וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֨ע ע֜וֹד דָּוִ֗ד וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יָדֹ֨עַ יָדַ֜ע אָבִ֗י/ךָ כִּֽי מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר אַל יֵֽדַע זֹ֥את יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן פֶּן יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב וְ/אוּלָ֗ם חַי יְהוָה֙ וְ/חֵ֣י נַפְשֶׁ֔/ךָ כִּ֣י כְ/פֶ֔שַׂע בֵּינִ֖/י וּ/בֵ֥ין הַ/מָּֽוֶת
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
22 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 1:26 — And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
- 1Sam 1:26 — And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
- 1Sam 2:6 — The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
- 1Sam 25:26 — Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies
- 1Sam 27:1 — And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair
- 1Sam 29:6 — Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil
- 2Cor 1:8 — For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
- 2Kgs 2:2 — And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went dow
- 2Kgs 2:4 — And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho
- 2Kgs 2:6 — And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
- Deut 6:13 — Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
- Gen 26:31 — And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
- Gen 27:2 — And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: