1 Samuel 20:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Yet Davidדָּוִ֗ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע
(vai·yi·sha·va)
7650: to sweardenominative verb from sheba
again,עֹ֜וד
(o·vd)
5750: a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, besidefrom ud
saying,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ
(a·vi·cha)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
knowsיָדֹ֨עַ
(ya·do·a')
3045: to knowa prim. root
wellיָדַ֜ע
(ya·da)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that I have foundמָצָ֤אתִי
(ma·tza·ti)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
favorחֵן֙
(chen)
2580: favor, gracefrom chanan
in your sight,בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
(be·'ei·nei·cha,)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
and he has said,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Do not let Jonathanיְהֹונָתָ֖ן
(ye·ho·v·na·tan)
3083: "the LORD has given," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and nathan
knowיֵֽדַע־
(ye·da-)
3045: to knowa prim. root
this, 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
orפֶּן־
(pen-)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
he will be grieved.'יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב
(ye·'a·tzev;)
6087a: to hurt, pain, grievea prim. root
But trulyוְאוּלָ֗ם
(ve·'u·lam)
199: but, but indeeda prim. root
as the LORDיְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
livesחַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
and as your soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ
(naf·she·cha,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
lives,וְחֵ֣י
(ve·chei)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
there is hardly a stepכְפֶ֔שַׂע
(che·fe·sa,)
6587: a stepfrom pasa
betweenבֵּינִ֖י
(bei·ni)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
me and death."הַמָּֽוֶת׃
(ham·ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
sware
shaba`  (shaw-bah')
propr. to be complete; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
moreover and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thy father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
certainly
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
knoweth
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that I have found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
grace
chen  (khane)
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
in thine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
and he saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Let not Jonathan
Yhownathan  (yeh-ho-naw-thawn')
Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites -- Jonathan.
know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
this lest he be grieved
`atsab  (aw-tsab')
to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger -- displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.
but truly
'uwlam  (oo-lawm')
however or on the contrary -- as for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.
as the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
and as thy 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)
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
there is but a step
pesa`  (peh'-sah)
a stride -- step.
between me and death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Yet David vowed again, saying, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, 'Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.' But truly as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is hardly a step between me and death."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But David said, "Your father certainly knows that you have come to look favorably on me. He has said, 'Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.'" David also swore, "As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death."

International Standard Version
David again took an oath: "Your father certainly knows that I've found favor with you, and so he told himself, 'Jonathan must not know this so he won't be upset.' But as certainly as the LORD is alive and living, and as certainly as I'm alive and living, too, there is only a step between me and death."

NET Bible
Taking an oath, David again said, "Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, 'Don't let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.' But as surely as the LORD lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But David took an oath, saying, "Your father certainly knows that you support me, so he said [to himself], 'Jonathan must not know about this. It will bring him distress.' But I solemnly swear, as the LORD and you live, I'm only one step away from death."

King James 2000 Bible
And David swore again, and said, Your father certainly knows that I have found grace in your eyes; and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
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