| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 18:3:1 ⧉וַיִּכְרֹ֧תvayikrotand he cut or made 1 Samuel 18:3:2 ⧉יְהוֹנָתָ֛ןyehonatanJonathan 1 Samuel 18:3:3 ⧉וְדָוִ֖דvedavidand David 1 Samuel 18:3:4 ⧉בְּרִ֑יתberita covenant 1 Samuel 18:3:5 ⧉בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbeahavatoin his loving or because of his love 1 Samuel 18:3:6 ⧉אֹת֖וֹotohim 1 Samuel 18:3:7 ⧉כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃kenafshoas his soul |
| 3. Formal Translation Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because of his love for him as his own soul. |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Jonathan and David made a covenant because of his love for him as his own soul. |