Ittai answered the king and said, “As YHWH lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king is, whether for death or for life, your servant will be there also.”
1 Samuel 20:3 - Y'all Version Bible David swore moreover, and said, “Your father knows-knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he says, ‘Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ Yet truly as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But David replied, Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death. American Standard Version (1901) And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. Common English Bible But David solemnly promised in response, “Your father knows full well that you like me. He probably said, ‘Jonathan must not learn about this or he’ll be upset.’ But I promise you—on the LORD’s life and yours!—that I am this close to death!” Catholic Public Domain Version And he swore again to David. And David said: "Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your sight, and so he will say, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be saddened.' So truly, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, there is only one step (if I may say it) separating me from death." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he swore again to David. And David said: Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight; and he will say: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there is but one step (as I may say) between me and death. |
Ittai answered the king and said, “As YHWH lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king is, whether for death or for life, your servant will be there also.”
Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for YHWH has sent me as far as Bethel.” Elisha said, “As YHWH lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here, for YHWH has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As YHWH lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.
Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for YHWH has sent me to the Jordan.” He said, “As YHWH lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” Then they both went on.
The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
So Zedekiah the king swore secretly to Jeremiah, saying, “As YHWH lives, who made our life, I will not put you to death, neither will I give you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”
and you will swear, ‘As YHWH lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they will glory in him.”
Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be afraid night and day, and will have no assurance of your life.
For humans swear by one greater than themselves, and in every dispute of theirs, the oath is final confirmation.
She said, “Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to YHWH.
When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”
He said to him, “No! You will not die. Look, my father does nothing either great or small, that he does not disclose to me. Why would my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.”
Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.”
Now therefore, my lord, as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, since YHWH has withheld you from blood guiltiness and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who seek evil to my lord be as Nabal.
David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape-escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul will give up seeking me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.”