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JonathanיְהוֹנָתָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Whateverמַהyour soulנַפְשְׁךָsays,תֹּאמַרI will do itוְאֶעֱשֶׂהfor you.”לָּךְ
1 Samuel 20:4
Study it in the app“Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul says, I will do it for you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 20:4, word by word
- Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- I will do itאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “eese” appears
The context
3David swore again and said, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, there is but as it were a step between me and death.”
4 · This verse (above)
5David said to Jonathan, “Look, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should surely sit with the king to eat; but let me go, and I will hide in the field until the evening of the third day.