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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_was when_finished_he to_speaking to Shāʼūl and_soul of_Yōnātān it_was_bound in/on/at/with_soul of_Dāvid and_loved[fn] Yōnātān as_soul_his_own.
18:1 Variant note: ו/יאהבו: (x-qere) ’וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֥/הוּ’: lemma_c/157 morph_HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms id_097PM וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֥/הוּ
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,finished,he to,speaking to/towards Shāʼūl and,soul Yōnātān knit in/on/at/with,soul Dāvid and,loved Yōnātān as,soul,his_own )
Very close friendship is spoken of as if it were binding together the souls of two people. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “Jonathan felt a strong affection towards David” or “Jonathan committed himself to David” (See also: figs-activepassive)
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) Jonathan loved him as his own soul
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,finished,he to,speaking to/towards Shāʼūl and,soul Yōnātān knit in/on/at/with,soul Dāvid and,loved Yōnātān as,soul,his_own )
Here “loved” refers to the love between friends, not romantic love. The word “soul” represents the person or the person’s life. Alternate translation: “Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself” or “Jonathan loved David as he loved his own life”
18:1 David and Jonathan had much in common: both were young and capable, were military heroes, had a robust faith in God, and had a claim to the throne of Israel. It is a testimony to Jonathan’s true character that he recognized and supported God’s choice of David to be the next king of Israel (see 18:3-4; 20:12-17).
• Jonathan loved David: See 20:17; 2 Sam 1:26. Others in this chapter are also said to love David: all Israel and Judah (1 Sam 18:16), Saul’s daughter Michal (18:20), and Saul’s servants (18:22). Some modern interpreters see a homosexual relationship between David and Jonathan, but the text implies nothing other than a deep and loyal friendship.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_was when_finished_he to_speaking to Shāʼūl and_soul of_Yōnātān it_was_bound in/on/at/with_soul of_Dāvid and_loved[fn] Yōnātān as_soul_his_own.
18:1 Variant note: ו/יאהבו: (x-qere) ’וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֥/הוּ’: lemma_c/157 morph_HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms id_097PM וַ/יֶּאֱהָבֵ֥/הוּ
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.