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OET (OET-RV) Then Yonatan and David made an agreement together, because Yonatan loved him as much as he loved himself.
OET-LV And_made Yōnātān and_Dāvid a_covenant in/on/at/with_loved_he DOM_him/it as_soul_his_own.
UHB וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ ‡
(vayyikrot yəhōnātān vədāvid bərit bəʼahₐⱱātō ʼotō 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).
BrLXX No BrLXX 1SA 18:3 verse available
BrTr No BrTr 1SA 18:3 verse available
ULT And Jonathan cut a covenant with David because he loved him like his own self.
UST Because he loved David so much, Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David. They promised each other that they would always be friends.
BSB § Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
OEB Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own life.
WEBBE Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Jonathan made a covenant with David, for he loved him as much as he did his own life.
LSV And Jonathan makes—David also—a covenant, because he loves him as his own soul,
FBV Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
T4T Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends.
LEB Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
BBE Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul.
ASV Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
DRA And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
YLT And Jonathan maketh — also David — a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,
Drby And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
RV Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Wbstr Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
KJB-1769 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
KJB-1611 Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenant, because he loued him as his owne soule.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenaunt, because he loued him as his owne soule.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Gnva Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenant: for he loued him as his owne soule.
(Then Yonathan and David made a covenant: for he loved him as his own soul. )
Cvdl And Ionathas and Dauid made a couenaunt together, for he loued him as his owne soule.
(And Yonathas and David made a covenant together, for he loved him as his own soul.)
Wycl Forsothe Jonathas and Dauid maden boond of pees, `that is, swerynge euerlastynge frenschip; for Jonathas louyde Dauid as his owne soule;
(Forsothe Yonathas and David maden bond of peace, `that is, swerynge everlasting frenschip; for Yonathas loved David as his own soule;)
Luth Und Jonathan und David machten einen Bund miteinander; denn er hatte ihn lieb wie sein eigen Herz.
(And Yonathan and David make a Bund miteinander; because he had him/it lieb like his eigen heart.)
ClVg Inierunt autem David et Jonathas fœdus: diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam.
(Inierunt however David and Yonathas fœdus: diligebat because him as_if animam suam. )
18:3-4 Out of his love for David and recognition that God had chosen David to be Israel’s next king (see 20:13-17, 30-31; 23:17), Jonathan made a solemn pact of friendship with David. By giving David items that symbolized his official status as the king’s son and crown prince, Jonathan symbolically gave David his right of succession to the throne.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) Jonathan loved him as his own soul
(Some words not found in UHB: and,made Yōnātān/(Jonathan) and,David covenant in/on/at/with,loved,he DOM=him/it 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. See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 18:1. Alternate translation: “Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself” or “Jonathan loved David as he loved his own life”