King James Version

1 Samuel 23:18

And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

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וַיִּכְרְת֧וּvayikhretvand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.שְׁנֵיהֶ֛םsheneyhemtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.בְּרִ֖יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “confederacy”, the ordinary formH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.לִפְנֵ֣יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvayeshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…דָּוִד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.בַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהbachoreshahin forestחֹרֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in forest”H2793a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)bough, forest, shroud, wood.וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvihonatanand Jonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).הָלַ֥ךְhalakhwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…לְבֵיתֽוֹleveytvoto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they two made a covenant before the LORD; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they make a covenant both of them before Jehovah; and David abideth in the forest, and Jonathan hath gone to his house.

World English Bible

They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods and Jonathan went to his house.

Darby Translation

And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

Douay-Rheims

And the two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned to his house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they two made a covenant before the LORD; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So they both made a covenant before the Lord; and David dwelt in Cæne, and Jonathan went to his home.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διέθεντο ἀμφότεροι διαθήκην ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καὶ ἐκάθητο Δαυὶδ ἐν Καινῇ, καὶ Ἰωνάθαν ἀπῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον αὐτοῦ.