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Jonathan Helps David

1 Samuel 20:4

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”
KJV
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.Whatsoever…: or, Say what is thy mind and I will do, etcdesireth: Heb. speaketh, or, thinketh
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.
LSV
And Jonathan says to David, “What does your soul [desire]? Command and I do it for you.”
YLT
And Jonathan saith to David, 'What doth thy soul say? — and I do it for thee.'
DBY
And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.
DRC
And Jonathan said to David: Whatsoever thy soul shall say to me, I will do for thee.
GNV
Then said Ionathan vnto Dauid, Whatsoeuer thy soule requireth, that I wil do vnto thee.
JPS
Then said Jonathan unto David: 'What doth thy soul desire, that I should do it for thee?'
LXXE
And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee?

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד מַה־תֹּאמַ֥ר נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωνάθαν πρὸς Δαυὶδ, τί ἐπιθυμεῖ ἡ ψυχή σου, καὶ τί ποιήσω σοι;

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