King James Version

1 Samuel 18:3

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

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וַיִּכְרֹ֧תvayikhrotand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.יְהוֹנָתָ֛ןyehonatanJonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).וְדָוִ֖דvedavidand Davidדָּוִדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.בְּרִ֑יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “confederacy”, the ordinary formH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbeahavatvoin loveאַהֲבָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in love”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH160{affection (in a good or a bad sense)}love.אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹkenafshvoas creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jonathan maketh — also David — a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

World English Bible

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

Darby Translation

And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

Douay-Rheims

And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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