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Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןand Davidוְדָוִדmadeוַיִּכְרֹתa covenant,בְּרִיתbecauseבְּhe lovedאַהֲבָתוֹhimאֹתוֹas his own soul.כְּנַפְשׁוֹ
1 Samuel 18:3
Study it in the app“Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.”
Jonathan's soul is bound to David's, and they make a covenantFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 18:3, word by word
- Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
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” appears- and Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- madeיִּכְרֹתyichrot
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “yichrot” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- he lovedאַהֲבָתahavat
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahavat” appears- as his own soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears
The context
2Saul took him on that day and did not let him return to the house of his father.
3 · This verse (above)
4Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his garment, and even his sword, and even his bow, and even his belt.