God & Savior

1 Samuel 23:18

So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
1 Samuel 23:18
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּכְרְת֧וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם בְּרִ֖ית לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב דָּוִד֙ בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁה וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן הָלַ֥ךְ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ ס

  1. וַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.Tu“and they made”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כָּרַת · “make(covenant)” · Strong's H3772H
  2. שְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.Hem“[the] two of them”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  3. בְּרִ֖יתbe.Rit“a covenant”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  4. לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  5. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shev“and he remained”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  7. דָּוִד֙da.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  8. בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shah“at <the> Horesh”
    Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֹ֫רֶשׁ · “Horesh” · Strong's H2793G
  9. וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.Tan“and Jonathan”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083H
  10. הָלַ֥ךְha.Lakh“he went”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  11. לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.To“to house his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)