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OET (OET-RV) After David had finished speaking to the king, him and Yonatan became close friends, in fact Yonatan really loved him.
OET-LV And_he/it_was when_finished_he to_speaking to Shāʼūl and_soul of_Yōnātān/(Jonathan) 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
UHB וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ[fn] יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ ‡
(vayəhiy kəkallotō lədabēr ʼel-shāʼūl vənefesh yəhōnātān niqshərāh bənefesh dāvid vayyeʼₑhāⱱēhū yəhōnātān kənafshō.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
K ויאהבו
BrLXX No BrLXX 1SA 18:1 verse available
BrTr No BrTr 1SA 18:1 verse available
ULT And it happened as soon as he finished speaking to Saul, that the self of Jonathan was bound to the self of David. And Jonathan loved him like his own self.
UST After David finished talking with Saul, he met Saul’s son, Jonathan. Jonathan immediately liked David; in fact, he began to love him.
BSB § After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
OEB Now when David had finished speaking with Saul, the lives of Jonathan and David became bound together, and Jonathon loved him as his own life,
WEBBE When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET 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.
LSV And it comes to pass, when he finishes to speak to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan has been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loves him as his own soul.
FBV After David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became great friends with David. He loved David as he loved himself.
T4T After David finished talking with Saul, he met Saul’s son, Jonathan. Jonathan immediately liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
LEB When[fn] he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan became attached to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
18:1 Literally “And it happened as”
BBE 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.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS 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.
ASV 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.
DRA And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
YLT 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.
Drby And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
RV 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.
Wbstr And it came to pass, 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.
KJB-1769 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.
KJB-1611 ¶ And it came to passe when hee made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, that the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathan loued him as his owne soule.
(¶ And it came to pass when he made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Yonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Yonathan loved him as his own soul.)
Bshps 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.
(And when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, the soul of Yonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Yonathan loved him as his own soul.)
Gnva And when he had made an ende of speaking vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathan was knit with the soule of Dauid, and Ionathan loued him, as his owne soule.
(And when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, the soul of Yonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Yonathan loved him, as his own soul. )
Cvdl 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.
(And when he had made an end of talkynge with Saul, the soul of Yonathas was bound with the soul of David, and Yonathas loved him as his own soul.)
Wycl And it was doon, whanne Dauid `hadde endid to speke to Saul, the soule of Jonathas was glued togidre to the soule of Dauid, and Jonathas louyde hym as his owne soule.
(And it was doon, when David `hadde endid to speak to Saul, the soul of Yonathas was glued together to the soul of David, and Yonathas loved him as his own soul.)
Luth Und da er hatte ausgeredet mit Saul, verband sich das Herz Jonathans mit dem Herzen Davids; und Jonathan gewann ihn lieb wie sein eigen Herz.
(And there he had ausgeredet with Saul, verband itself/yourself/themselves the heart Yonathans with to_him hearts Davids; and Yonathan won him/it lieb like his eigen heart.)
ClVg Et factum est cum complesset loqui ad Saul, anima Jonathæ conglutinata est animæ David, et dilexit eum Jonathas quasi animam suam.[fn]
(And done it_is when/with complesset loqui to Saul, anima Yonathæ conglutinata it_is animæ David, and he_loved him Yonathas as_if animam suam. )
18.1 Et factum est, etc., et dilexit, etc. RAB. in lib. Reg. Jonathas dilexit David: vir videlicet bellicosus juvenem aptum pugnis. Jonathas significat eos qui de Judæis in Christum crediderunt et, percepta gratia Spiritus sancti, pro Christo relictis omnibus ipsum secuti sunt. Unde Petrus: Ecce nos reliquimus omnia, et secuti sumus te Matth. 19.. Sic enim Jonathas dedit David vestimenta sua a tunica usque ad balteum, cum credentes omnia quæ habuerant, in Christi servitium contulerunt.
18.1 And done it_is, etc., and he_loved, etc. RAB. in lib. Reg. Yonathas he_loved David: man videlicet bellicosus yuvenem aptum pugnis. Yonathas significat them who about Yudæis in Christum crediderunt et, percepta gratia Spiritus sancti, for Christo relictis to_all ipsum followed are. Unde Petrus: Behold we reliquimus everything, and followed sumus te Matth. 19.. So because Yonathas he_gave David clothes his_own from tunica until to balteum, when/with credentes everything which habuerant, in of_Christ servitium conthey_took.
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.
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/(Jonathan) knit in/on/at/with,soul Dāvid and,loved Yōnātān/(Jonathan) 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/(Jonathan) knit in/on/at/with,soul Dāvid and,loved Yōnātān/(Jonathan) 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”