| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 18:1:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it happened 1 Samuel 18:1:2 ⧉כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙kekhallotowhen he finished 1 Samuel 18:1:3 ⧉לְדַבֵּ֣רledabberto speak 1 Samuel 18:1:4 ⧉אֶל־שָׁא֔וּלelshaulto Saul 1 Samuel 18:1:5 ⧉וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙venefeshand the soul 1 Samuel 18:1:6 ⧉יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanof Jonathan 1 Samuel 18:1:7 ⧉נִקְשְׁרָ֖הniksherawas bound 1 Samuel 18:1:8 ⧉בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbenefeshto the soul of 1 Samuel 18:1:9 ⧉דָּוִ֑דdavidDavid 1 Samuel 18:1:10 ⧉ויאהבוviahavuand they loved 1 Samuel 18:1:11 ⧉וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּvayeehavehuand he loved him 1 Samuel 18:1:12 ⧉יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןyehonatanJonathan 1 Samuel 18:1:13 ⧉כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃kenafshoas his soul |
| 1. Formal Translation And it happened that when he finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation After David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s spirit was bound to David’s, and he loved him as himself. |