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And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 1

כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.Towhen finished he

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to end: finish

Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 2:2, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 18:33, Genesis 24:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3615G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 2

לְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.Berto speak

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 4

שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaul

Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Saul

Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 5

וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ve.Ne.feshand [the] self of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 6

יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathan

Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jonathan

Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 7

נִקְשְׁרָ֖הnik.she.Rahit was bound

Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNp3fs)

Meaning: to conspire

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 8

בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshwith [the] self of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 9

דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 10

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanJonathan

Lemma: יְהוֹנָתָן (ye.ho.na.tan) · Strong's: H3083H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jonathan

Used 67 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:6, 1 Samuel 14:8, 1 Samuel 18:3, 1 Samuel 18:4, 1 Samuel 19:1, 1 Samuel 19:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3083H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 11

כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃ke.naf.Sholike own self his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 18:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

After	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
David had finished	→	כָּלָה H3615G to end: finish
speaking	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
with	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Saul	→	שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul
the souls	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
of Jonathan	→	יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan
and David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
were knit together	→	קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire
. . .	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul
and Jonathan	→	יְהוֹנָתָן H3083H Jonathan
loved him	→	H0157
as himself	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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