1 Samuel 20:4
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
1 Samuel 20:4 in other translations
| BSB | Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.” |
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| WEB | Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.” |
| ASV | Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. |
| YLT | And Jonathan saith to David, ‘What doth thy soul say? --and I do it for thee.' |
| DARBY | And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee. |
| BBE | Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you. |
| Webster | Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. |
What does 1 Samuel 20:4 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:1-10
The trials David met with, prepared him for future advancement. Thus the Lord deals with those whom he prepares unto glory. He does not put them into immediate possession of the kingdom, but leads them to it through much tribulation, which he makes the means of fitting them for it. Let them not murmur at his gracious appointment, nor distrust his care; but let them look forward with joyful expectation to the crown…
1 Samuel 20:4 in the original Hebrew
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desireth. Heb. speaketh, or thinketh.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 20:3
And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
- 1 Samuel 20:4
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
- 1 Samuel 20:5
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
1 Samuel 20:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jonathán dijo á David: ¿Qué discurre tu alma, y harélo por ti? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jonathan dit à David: Ce que ton âme dit, je le ferai pour toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jonathan sprach zu David: Was deine Seele spricht, das will ich für dich tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait Jonathas ad David: Quodcumque dixerit mihi anima tua, faciam tibi. |