| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 17:7:1 ⧉וְ֠עַתָּהveataand now 1 Chronicles 17:7:2 ⧉כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֞רkotomarthus you shall say 1 Chronicles 17:7:3 ⧉לְעַבְדִּ֣יleavdito my servant 1 Chronicles 17:7:4 ⧉לְדָוִ֗ידledavidto David 1 Chronicles 17:7:5 ⧉כֹּ֤הkothus 1 Chronicles 17:7:6 ⧉אָמַר֙amarsays 1 Chronicles 17:7:7 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehthe LORD 1 Chronicles 17:7:8 ⧉צְבָא֔וֹתtsevaotof hosts 1 Chronicles 17:7:9 ⧉אֲנִ֤יaniI 1 Chronicles 17:7:10 ⧉לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙lekakhtikhaI took you 1 Chronicles 17:7:11 ⧉מִן־הַנָּוֶ֔הminhanavefrom the pasture 1 Chronicles 17:7:12 ⧉מִֽן־אַחֲרֵ֖יminakharefrom after 1 Chronicles 17:7:13 ⧉הַצֹּ֑אןhatsonthe flock 1 Chronicles 17:7:14 ⧉לִהְי֣וֹתlihyeotto be 1 Chronicles 17:7:15 ⧉נָגִ֔ידnagidleader 1 Chronicles 17:7:16 ⧉עַ֖לalover 1 Chronicles 17:7:17 ⧉עַמִּ֥יamimy people 1 Chronicles 17:7:18 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סyisraelIsrael |
| 7. Formal Translation And now thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, Divine Commander}: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be ruler over My people Israel.’ |
| 7. Dynamic Translation So now, tell My servant David, ‘This is what the LORD of hosts {Yahweh Tsevaot, Supreme Leader} says: I brought you out of the pasture, from behind the sheep, and made you leader over My people Israel.’ |