1 Samuel
Chapter 18
Verse 3
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1 Samuel 18

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3 Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to 1 Samuel 18:3. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 37
Editorial Notes 1
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

7 word entries
וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת
Lemma
c/3772
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3772
Occurrences
121
יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן
Lemma
3083
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3083
Occurrences
63
וְדָוִ֖ד
Lemma
c/1732
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun proper
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H1732
Occurrences
44
בְּרִ֑ית
Lemma
1285
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H1285
Occurrences
207
בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ
Lemma
b/160
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H160
Occurrences
9
אֹת֖וֹ
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker + suffix
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ
Lemma
k/5315
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5315
Occurrences
6
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܐܩܝܡܘ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܩܝܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚܡ ܗܘܐ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܟ ܢܦܫܗ

11 word entries
ܘܐܩܝܡܘ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
WQR>
Morphology
W-QR(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܝܘܢܬܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
>XB
Morphology
>XB/
Occurrences
0
ܘܕܘܝܕ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
L<WBDJ>
Morphology
L-<WBDJ>/
Occurrences
0
ܩܝܡܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
RBJTH
Morphology
R(B/-BJT/-H
Occurrences
0
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
W<WBDJ>
Morphology
W-<WBDJ>/
Occurrences
0
ܕܪܚܡ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
DXL
Morphology
DXL[/
Occurrences
0
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
HW>
Morphology
HW(J&>[
Occurrences
0
ܝܘܢܬܢ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MN
Morphology
MN
Occurrences
0
ܠܕܘܝܕ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
QDM
Morphology
QDM/
Occurrences
0
ܐܝܟ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
MRJ>
Morphology
MRJ>/
Occurrences
0
ܢܦܫܗ
Confidence
medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
Note
OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
Transliteration
VB
Morphology
VB/
Occurrences
0
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וּגְזַר יְהוֹנָתָן וְדָוִד קְיָם בִּדְרָחֵם יָתֵיהּ כְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ׃

7 word entries
וּגְזַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
גזר
Transliteration
wgzr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
78
יְהוֹנָתָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
yhwntn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
83
וְדָוִד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דוד
Transliteration
wdwd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1106
קְיָם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
קים
Transliteration
qym
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
237
בִּדְרָחֵם
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bdrchm
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
3
יָתֵיהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ytyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
381
כְּנַפְשֵׁיהּ׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
knpshyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
106
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Inierunt autem David et Jonathas fœdus: diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam.

12 word entries
inierunt
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ineo
Transliteration
inierunt
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
62
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
Ionathan
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Ionatha
Transliteration
Ionathan
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
121
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
David
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Dauid
Transliteration
David
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
1095
foedus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
foedus
Transliteration
foedus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
213
diligebat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
diligo
Transliteration
diligebat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
338
enim
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
enim
Transliteration
enim
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2392
eum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eum
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
quasi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quasi
Transliteration
quasi
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
989
animam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
anima
Transliteration
animam
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
916
suam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suus
Transliteration
suam
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5783
Spirit Nation Greek LXX Alignment Note English · Greek Septuagint Structure · Spirit Nation Editorial Note

Coverage: Source-structure exceptions

Explains reader references where the imported tradition does not align one-to-one.

Editorial alignment note: The Greek Septuagint tradition often follows different ordering, grouping, or book structure here. Reader-side public-domain text for this reference: "Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul." This panel is a study bridge only, not a replacement for an ancient source witness.

Source verse imported. Word-by-word lemma, morphology, gloss, and lexicon entries have not been attached for this language/source yet.

Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate structure

    This Greek source uses tradition-specific ordering or verse grouping here. The closest one-to-one panel is not currently attached for this exact reference.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

1 Samuel 20:42

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.

6 relevance votes

2 Samuel 21:7

But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

5 relevance votes

1 Samuel 23:18

And the two of them made an agreement before the Lord: and David went on living in Horesh, and Jonathan went back to his house.

3 relevance votes
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