1 Samuel 18:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד *ויאהבו **וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wa-yəhî when kə-kallôtô to dabbēr to Šāʾûl, and nepeš Yəhônātān niqšərâ in nepeš Dāwid; and wa-yeʾĕhābēhû Yəhônātān as nepeš his own.

Grammar Details

• *wa-yəhî*: conjunction + imperfect, 3ms - and it happened/came to pass
• *kə-kallôtô*: preposition + infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - when he finished/completed
• *dabbēr*: piel infinitive construct - to speak
• *Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
• *nepeš*: feminine singular noun - soul/self/life
• *Yəhônātān*: proper noun - Jonathan
• *niqšərâ*: niphal perfect, 3fs - was bound/knit together
• *Dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *wa-yeʾĕhābēhû*: conjunction + qal imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he loved him
• *kə-napšô*: preposition + noun + 3ms suffix - as his own soul/self

Word Meanings

• *nepeš*: soul/life/self/person/being
• *niqšərâ*: was bound/knit together/tied/connected
• *ʾāhēb*: love/affection/devotion

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When David had finished speaking to Saul, Jonathan's soul was deeply connected to David's, and Jonathan loved him as much as he loved his own life.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end{H3615} of speaking{H1696} unto Saul,{H7586} that the soul{H5315} of Jonathan{H3083} was knit{H7194} with the soul{H5315} of David,{H1732} and Jonathan{H3083} loved{H157} him as his own soul.{H5315}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of speaking{H1696}{(H8763)} unto Saul{H7586}, that the soul{H5315} of Jonathan{H3083} was knit{H7194}{(H8738)} with the soul{H5315} of David{H1732}, and Jonathan{H3083} loved{H157}{(H8799)} him as his own soul{H5315}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he had made an ende of talkynge with Saul, the soule of Ionathas was bounde with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathas loued him as his owne soule.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, & Ionathan loued him, as his owne soule.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe he had made an end of speaking vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathan loued him as his owne soule.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Saul Comes to Fear David When David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan and David became bound together in close friendship. Jonathan loved David as much as he did his own life.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 1:26 : 26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant have you been to me: your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women.
• Gen 44:30 : 30 Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;
• 1 Sam 20:17 : 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
• 1 Sam 19:2 : 2 But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David; and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you; now therefore, I pray you, be on guard until the morning, and stay in a secret place, and hide yourself:
• Deut 13:6 : 6 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;
• Judg 20:11 : 11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, united as one.
• 1 Sam 14:1-9 : 1 On a certain day, Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the Philistines' garrison on the other side." But he did not tell his father. 2 Saul was staying in the outermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree in Migron, and the people with him were about six hundred men; 3 Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. 4 Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on one side and a sharp rock on the other side; the name of one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The forefront of one was situated northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah. 6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us, for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few." 7 His armorbearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart; turn yourself, here I am with you according to your heart." 8 Then Jonathan said, "Behold, we will cross over to these men, and we will reveal ourselves to them." 9 If they say to us, 'Wait until we come to you,' then we will stand still in our place and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' then we will go up, for the LORD has delivered them into our hand; and this will be a sign to us." 11 Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines, and the Philistines said, "Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves." 12 The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something." Jonathan said to his armorbearer, "Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel." 13 Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armorbearer after him, and they fell before Jonathan, and his armorbearer killed them after him. 14 That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armorbearer made was about twenty men within about half an acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.
• 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 But the people said to Saul, "Shall Jonathan die, who has brought this great deliverance in Israel? Far be it! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
• 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
• 1 Chr 12:17 : 17 And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If you have come peacefully to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers see and judge.
• Ps 86:11 : 11 Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name.
• Prov 18:24 : 24 A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• Col 2:2 : 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;