1 Samuel 20:17

Hebrew	וַיּ֤וֹסֶף יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( דָּוִ֔ד בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ אֹת֑וֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( כִּֽי אַהֲבַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֖וֹ אֲהֵבֽוֹ
ESV	And Jonathan made David swear again by his love for him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
NIV	And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
NLT	And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
LXX	καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” προσέθετο ἔτι Ιωναθαν ὀμόσαι τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Δαυιδ ὅτι ἠγάπησεν ψυχὴν ἀγαπῶντος αὐτόνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV	And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

^{1 Samuel 20:16 ← 1 Samuel 20:17 → 1 Samuel 20:18}

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