## translationWords

* [[en:tw:david]]
* [[en:tw:house]]
* [[en:tw:jonathan]]
* [[en:tw:love]]
* [[en:tw:saul]]
* [[en:tw:soul]]

## translationNotes

* **the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David** - AT: "Jonathan committed himself to David" (See: [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche]] and [[:en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive]])
* **and Jonathan loved him as his own soul** - Here "loved" refers to the love between friends, not romantic love. AT: "and Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself" (See: [[:en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom]])