1 Samuel 20:4

Updated Bible Version

Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.”

Hebrew Names Version
Then said Yonatan to David, Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.

King James Version
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

Lexham English Bible
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you wish, I will do for you."

English Standard Version
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

New Century Version
Jonathan said to David, "I'll do anything you want me to do."

New English Translation
Jonathan replied to David, "Tell me what I can do for you."

Amplified Bible
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

New American Standard Bible
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Ionathan vnto Dauid, Whatsoeuer thy soule requireth, that I wil do vnto thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever your soul says, I will do for you."

Contemporary English Version
Then Jonathan said, "Tell me what to do, and I'll do it."

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'honatan said to David, "Anything you want me to do for you, I'll do."

Darby Translation
And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jonathan said to David, "I will do anything you want me to do."

George Lamsa Translation
Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever you desire, I will do for you.

Good News Translation
Jonathan said, "I'll do anything you want."

Literal Translation
And Jonathan said to David, What your soul may say, I also will do for you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ionathas sayde vnto Dauid: I wil do for the what so euer thy hert desyreth.

American Standard Version
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

Bible in Basic English
Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde Ionathan vnto Dauid: Whatsoeuer thy soule desireth, that I will do vnto thee.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said Jonathan unto David: 'What doth thy soul desire, that I should do it for thee?'

King James Version (1611)
Then said Ionathan vnto Dauid, Whatsoeuer thy soule desireth, I will euen doe it for thee.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee.

English Revised Version
Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you desire, I will do for you."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jonathas seide to Dauid, What euer thing thi soule schal seie to me, Y schal do to thee.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jonathan saith to David, `What doth thy soul say? -- and I do it for thee.'

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever thy soul desireth, I will even do [it] for thee.

World English Bible
Then said Jonathan to David, Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you.

New King James Version
So Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you yourself desire, I will do it for you."

New Living Translation
"Tell me what I can do to help you," Jonathan exclaimed.

New Life Bible
Then Jonathan said to David, "I will do for you whatever you say."

New Revised Standard
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jonathan said unto David, - Whatsoever thy soul shall desire, I will do for thee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jonathan said to David: Whatsoever thy soul shall say to me, I will do for thee.

Revised Standard Version
Then said Jonathan to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

THE MESSAGE
Jonathan said, "Tell me what you have in mind. I'll do anything for you."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you say, I will do for you."

Contextual Overview

¹ And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before your father, that he seeks my life? ² And he said to him, Far from it; you shall not die: look, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. ³ And 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, or else he will be grieved: but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death. ⁴ Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever your soul desires, I will even do it for you. ⁵ And David said to Jonathan, Look, tomorrow 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 until the evening. ⁶ If your father misses me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family. ⁷ If he says thus, It is well; your slave shall have peace: but if he is angry, then know that evil has been determined by him. ⁸ Therefore deal kindly with your slave; for you have brought your slave into a covenant of Yahweh with you: but if there is iniquity in me, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Whatsoever: etc. or, Say what is thy mind, and I will do, etc

desireth: Heb. speaketh, or thinketh

Cross-References

Genesis 19:24
Then Yahweh rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh out of heaven;

Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.

Genesis 20:17
And Abraham prayed to God. And God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female slaves. And they gave birth.

Genesis 20:18
For Yahweh had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

2 Samuel 4:11
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

1 Chronicles 21:17
And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? it is I that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let your hand, I pray you, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Jonathan unto David,.... Now giving credit to what he had said, and in order to comfort and support him under the apprehensions he had of danger:

whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do [it] for thee; for the preservation of his life, by speaking to his father on his behalf, endeavouring to dissuade him from his evil intentions, or by hiding and concealing him in some obscure place, that he might not execute his evil designs upon him, or by any method he could point out to him.