1 Samuel 19:6 Go deeper

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'and he listened

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 1

שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 2

בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 3

יְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanJonathan

Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jonathan

Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:1, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 4

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'and he swore an oath

Lemma: שָׁבַע (sha.va) · Strong's: H7650

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to swear

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 21:23, Genesis 21:24, Genesis 21:31, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 24:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7650; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 5

שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 6

חַי\־chai-[by] [the] life

Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: alive

Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 7

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehof Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 8

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: surely no

Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 9

יוּמָֽת\׃yu.Mathe will be put to death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Samuel 19:6 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
listened	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
to the voice	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
of Jonathan	→	יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan
and swore an oath	→	שָׁבַע H7650 to swear
. . .	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
As surely as the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
lives	→	חַי H2416A alive
David will not	→	אִם H0518H if: surely no
be put to death	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

All attributions and changes