Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 18:3 Interlinear

“made Then Jonathan and David a covenant because he loved him as his own soul”

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1 Samuel 18 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת	H3772	made	to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e., make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutt
2	יְהֽוֹנָתָ֛ן	H3083	Then Jonathan	jehonathan, the name of four israelites
3	וְדָוִ֖ד	H1732	and David	david, the youngest son of jesse
4	בְּרִ֑ית	H1285	a covenant	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
5	בְּאַֽהֲבָת֥וֹ	H160	because he loved	love
6	אֹת֖וֹ	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7	כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	H5315	him as his own soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

1 Samuel 18:3 (current)made Then Jonathan and David a covenant because he loved him as his own soul