When [David] finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan’s soul became bound up with the soul of David; Jonathan loved David as himself. Saul took him [into his service] that day and would not let him return to his father’s house. Jonathan and David made a pact because [Jonathan] loved him as himself. Jon…

Saul became angry with Jonathan and said to him: You perverse and rebellious son! I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and the shame of your mother’s nakedness! [Translation by Rabbi Steven Greenberg] שמואל א כ:ל וַיִּחַר-אַף שָׁאוּל, בִּיהוֹנָתָן, וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, בֶּן-נַעֲו…

Just as the lad had gone, David arose from the mound and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times, and each man kissed the other and wept for the other; though David the longer. [Translation by Rabbi Steven Greenberg} שמואל א כ:מא הַנַּעַר, בָּא, וְדָוִד קָם מֵאֵצֶל הַנֶּגֶב, וַיִּפֹּל ל...

How the mighty have fallen! In the thick of battle—Jonathan, slain on your heights! I grieve for you, my brother Jonathan. You were most dear to me. Your love was wonderful to me, More than the love of women. [Translation by Rabbi Steven Greenberg] שמואל ב א:כה–כו כה אֵיךְ נָפְלוּ גִבֹּרִים, בְּתוֹך…

Then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he has humbled her, he may not put her away all his days. [Translation by Rabbi Steve Greenberg] דברים כב:כח כִּי-יִמְצָא אִישׁ, נַעֲרָ בְתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא-אֹרָשָׂה, וּתְפָשָׂהּ,…