1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:1
1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| David had finished | כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ | kə·ḵal·lō·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| speaking | לְדַבֵּ֣ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| with | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| the souls | וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ | wə·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| of Jonathan | יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| and David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| were knit together | נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה | niq·šə·rāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7194 bind, league together, conspire |
| and Jonathan | יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| loved him | וַיֶּאֱהָבוֹ | way·yɛ·ʾɛ̆·hå̄·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H157 love |
| as himself | כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ | kə·nap̄·šōw | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 18:24 · 1 Samuel 20:17 · 1 Samuel 18:3 · 2 Samuel 1:26 · Colossians 2:2 · Genesis 44:30 · 1 Samuel 19:2 · Deuteronomy 13:6 · Judges 20:11 · 1 Chronicles 12:17 · 1 Samuel 14:1–14 · 1 Samuel 14:45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.