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וַיּ֤וֹסֶףvayosefand addיָסַףconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and add”, the next action in the storyH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙yehonatanJonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַlehashbiato swearשָׁבַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to swear”, the to-form of the verbH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דָּוִ֔דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbeahavatvoin loveאַהֲבָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in love”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH160{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.אֹת֑וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַהֲבַ֥תahavatloveאַהֲבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “love”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH160{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.נַפְשׁ֖וֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…אֲהֵבֽוֹahevvoloveאָהַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “love”, a completed actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Young’s Literal Translation
and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because he loveth him, for with the love of his own soul he hath loved him.
World English Bible
Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had for him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Darby Translation
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, by the love he had for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Douay-Rheims
And Jonathan swore again to David, because he loved him: for he loved him as his own soul.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.
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