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3. ദാവീദ് പിന്നെയും അവനോടു: എന്നോടു നിനക്കു പ്രിയമാകുന്നുവെന്നു നിന്റെ അപ്പൻ നല്ലവണ്ണം അറികയാൽ യോനാഥാൻ ദുഃഖിക്കാതിരിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു അവൻ ഇതു ഗ്രഹിക്കരുതു എന്നു അവൻ വിചാരിക്കുന്നു; എന്നാൽ യഹോവയാണ, നിന്നാണ, എനിക്കും മരണത്തിന്നും മദ്ധ്യേ ഒരടി അകലം മാത്രമേയുള്ളു എന്നു സത്യംചെയ്തു പറഞ്ഞു.



KJV
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.

KJVP
3. And David H1732 swore H7650 moreover, H5750 and said, H559 Thy father H1 certainly knoweth H3045 H3045 that H3588 I have found H4672 grace H2580 in thine eyes; H5869 and he saith, H559 Let not H408 Jonathan H3083 know H3045 this, H2063 lest H6435 he be grieved: H6087 but truly H199 [as] the LORD H3068 liveth, H2416 and [as] thy soul H5315 liveth, H2416 [there H3588 ][is] but a step H6587 between H996 me and death. H4194

YLT
3. And David sweareth again, and saith, `Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thine eyes, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; and yet, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, but -- as a step between me and death.`

ASV
3. 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.

WEB
3. David swore moreover, and said, Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says, Don\'t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.

ESV
3. But David vowed again, saying, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Do not let 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."

RV
3. And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well 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.

RSV
3. But David replied, "Your father knows well 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."

NLT
3. Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said, "Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself, 'I won't tell Jonathan-- why should I hurt him?' But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the LORD and by your own soul!"

NET
3. Taking an oath, David again said, "Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought, 'Don't let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.' But as surely as the LORD lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!"

ERVEN
3. But David answered, "Your father knows very well that I am your friend. Your father said to himself, 'Jonathan must not know about it. If he knows, he will tell David.' But as surely as you and the Lord are alive, I am very close to death."