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make a covenant <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be cut off <BR> 1b2) to be cut down <BR> 1b3) to be chewed <BR> 1b4) to be cut off, fail <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to be cut off <BR> 1c2) to be cut down <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cut off <BR> 1d2) to cut off, destroy <BR> 1d3) to cut down, destroy <BR> 1d4) to take away <BR> 1d5) to permit to perish <BR> 1e) (Hophal) cut off">3772</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3772 -- Occurrence 99 of 289">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyichrot_3772.htm" title="vai·yich·Rot: made -- Occurrence 5 of 23.">way-yiḵ-rōṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And made</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3083.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3083: Jonathan or Jehonathan = 'Jehovah has given'<BR> 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David <BR> 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear <BR> 3) a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath <BR> 4) an uncle of David <BR> 5) one of David's mighty warriors <BR> 6) one of David's treasurers <BR> 7) a scribe in the time of Jeremiah <BR> 8) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall <BR> 9) a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of Dan <BR> 10) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem <BR> 11) another Judaite father of Peleth <BR> 12) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra <BR> 13) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra <BR> 14) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah <BR> 15) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah">3083</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3083.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3083 -- Occurrence 5 of 80">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yehonatan_3083.htm" title="ye·ho·na·Tan: Jonathan -- Occurrence 5 of 63.">yə-hō-w-nā-ṯān</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Jonathan</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved'<BR> 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel">1732</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1732 -- Occurrence 46 of 1075">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְדָוִ֖ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vedavid_1732.htm" title="ve·da·Vid: David -- Occurrence 4 of 46.">wə-ḏā-wiḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and David</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1285: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge <BR> 1a) between men <BR> 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) <BR> 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) <BR> 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) <BR> 1a4) alliance (of friendship) <BR> 1a5) alliance (of marriage) <BR> 1b) between God and man <BR> 1b1) alliance (of friendship) <BR> 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) <BR> 2) (phrases) <BR> 2a) covenant making <BR> 2b) covenant keeping <BR> 2c) covenant violation">1285</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1285 -- Occurrence 114 of 284">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּרִ֑ית<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/berit_1285.htm" title="be·Rit;: A covenant -- Occurrence 45 of 113.">bə-rîṯ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a covenant</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/160.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 160: 1) love <BR> 1a) human love for human object <BR> 1a1) of man toward man <BR> 1a2) of man toward himself <BR> 1a3) between man and woman <BR> 1a4) sexual desire<BR> 2) God's love to His people">160</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_160.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 160 -- Occurrence 2 of 40">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/beahavato_160.htm" title="be·'a·ha·va·To: loved -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">bə-’a-hă-ḇā-ṯōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">because of his love</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5592 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֹת֖וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/oto_853.htm" title="o·To: - -- Occurrence 306 of 470.">’ō-ṯōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker :: third person masculine singular">DirObjM | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion <BR> 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man <BR> 1b) living being <BR> 1c) living being (with life in the blood) <BR> 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual <BR> 1e) seat of the appetites <BR> 1f) seat of emotions and passions <BR> 1g) activity of mind <BR> 1g1) dubious <BR> 1h) activity of the will <BR> 1h1) dubious <BR> 1i) activity of the character <BR> 1i1) dubious">5315</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5315 -- Occurrence 243 of 754">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kenafsho_5315.htm" title="ke·naf·Sho.: himself -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">kə-nap̄-šōw.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">as his own soul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Noun - feminine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">Prep-k | N-fsc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> 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href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/18.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/18.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3772.htm" title="vai·yich·rot: made -- 3772: to cut off, cut down">וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3083.htm" title="ye·ho·v·na·tan: Jonathan -- 3083: the LORD has given,' the name of a number of Isr.">יְהֹונָתָ֛ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="ve·da·vid: David -- 1732: perhaps 'beloved one,' a son of Jesse">וְדָוִ֖ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1285.htm" title="be·rit;: A covenant -- 1285: a covenant">בְּרִ֑ית</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/160.htm" title="be·'a·ha·va·tov: loved -- 160: love (noun)">בְּאַהֲבָתֹ֥ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="o·tov: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֹתֹ֖ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5315.htm" title="ke·naf·shov.: himself -- 5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion ">כְּנַפְשֹֽׁו׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/18.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3083.htm" title="Yhownathan (yeh-ho-naw-thawn') -- Jonathan">Then Jonathan</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1732.htm" title="David (daw-veed') -- David">and David</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3772.htm" title="karath (kaw-rath') -- be chewed, be con-(feder-)ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down)">made</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1285.htm" title="briyth (ber-eeth') -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league">a covenant</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/160.htm" title="'ahabah (a-hab-aw) -- love">because he loved</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5315.htm" title="nephesh (neh'-fesh) -- any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire">him as his own soul</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהֹונָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָתֹ֥ו אֹתֹ֖ו כְּנַפְשֹֽׁו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויכרת יהונתן ודוד ברית באהבתו אתו כנפשו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויכרת יהונתן ודוד ברית באהבתו אתו כנפשו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/18.htm">שמואל א 18:3 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויכרת יהונתן ודוד ברית באהבתו אתו כנפשו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/18-3.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/18.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as much as himself. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">made a covenant</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 20:8-17,42</span> Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/23-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 23:18</span> And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David stayed in …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 9:1-3</span> And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 21:7</span> But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3 NLT</a> • <a 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