1 Samuel 18:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 18:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה
qâshar
H7194
to bind
בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
ויאהבו
ʼâhab
H157
to love
וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ
ʼâhab
H157
to love
יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when he finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was bound with the soul of David. And Jonathan loved him as his soul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).