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1 Samuel 20:42

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.

KJV

Dixit ergo Jonathas ad David : Vade in pace : quæcumque juravimus ambo in nomine Domini, dicentes : Dominus sit inter me et te, et inter semen meum et semen tuum usque in sempiternum.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωναθάν Πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην, καὶ ὡς ὀμωμόκαμεν ἡμεῖς ἀμφότεροι ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου λέγοντες Κύριος ἔσται μάρτυς ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σηέρματός σου ἕως αἰῶνος.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן לְ/דָוִ֖ד לֵ֣ךְ לְ/שָׁל֑וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ שְׁנֵ֜י/נוּ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ בְּ/שֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֞ה יִֽהְיֶ֣ה בֵּינִ֣/י וּ/בֵינֶ֗/ךָ וּ/בֵ֥ין זַרְעִ֛/י וּ/בֵ֥ין זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ עַד עוֹלָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'nchnv
pronoun · 120×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
וֹ
v
noun · 226×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
yhvntn
proper_noun · 80×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נִשְׁבַּ֥ע
nshb'
verb · 182×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שָׁלֽוֹם
shlvm
noun · 235×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 1:17 — Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
  • 1Sam 18:3 — Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
  • 1Sam 20:22 — But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
  • 1Sam 20:23 — And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
  • 1Sam 23:18 — And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
  • 1Sam 23:18 — And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
  • 1Sam 25:35 — So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
  • 2Sam 9:1 — And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
  • 2Sam 21:7 — But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
  • Mark 5:34 — And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.