1 Samuel 20:23

Modern

And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”

Traditional

And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever.

Literal

And as for the matter that we have spoken of—I and you—behold, YHWH is between me and between you even to forever.”

Latin

De verbo autem quod locuti sumus ego et tu, sit Dominus inter me et te usque in sempiternum.

Hebrew

English

And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 20:42
And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
1 Samuel 20:14–15
And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
Genesis 31:50
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”