Study it in the app“And it came about, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”
Jonathan's soul is bound to David's, and they make a covenantFriendship
And it came about,וַיְהִיwhen he had finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹspeakingלְדַבֵּרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּלthat the soulוְנֶפֶשׁof Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןwas boundנִקְשְׁרָהto the soulבְּנֶפֶשׁof David,דָּוִדand Jonathanוַ יְהוֹנָתָןloved himיֶּאֱהָבֵהוּas his own soul.כְּנַפְשׁוֹ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsfinish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chalot” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearssoul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefesh” appearsJonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appearsbind
To knot something fast; or be joined to another.
Where else “nikshra” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearslove
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehave” appears“As his own soul”: as himself, as his own life.
1 · This verse (above)
2Saul took him on that day and did not let him return to the house of his father.
