1 Samuel 20:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Jonathanיְהֹֽונָתָן֙
(ye·ho·v·na·tan)
3083: "the LORD has given," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and nathan
made Davidדָּוִ֔ד
(da·vid,)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
vowלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ
(le·hash·bi·a')
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
againוַיֹּ֤וסֶף
(vai·yo·v·sef)
3254: to adda prim. root
because of his loveבְּאַהֲבָתֹ֖ו
(be·'a·ha·va·tov)
160: love (noun)from aheb
for him, becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he loved him as he lovedאֲהֵבֹֽו׃
(a·he·vov.)
157: to lovea prim. root
his own life.נַפְשֹׁ֖ו
(naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Jonathan
Yhownathan  (yeh-ho-naw-thawn')
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites -- Jonathan.
caused David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
to swear
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
again
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
because he loved
'ahabah  (a-hab-aw)
love.
him for he loved
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
him as he loved
'ahabah  (a-hab-aw)
love.
his own soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, because he loved him as he loved his own life.

King James Bible
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jonathan once again swore to David in his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

International Standard Version
Jonathan made David vow again out of his love for him, because he loved him as himself.

NET Bible
Jonathan once again took an oath with David, because he loved him. In fact Jonathan loved him as much as he did his own life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Once again Jonathan swore an oath to David because of his love for David. He loved David as much as [he loved] himself.

King James 2000 Bible
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
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