| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 19:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vayomeruand they said 1 Chronicles 19:3:2 ⧉שָׂרֵ֨יsareprinces of 1 Chronicles 19:3:3 ⧉בְנֵי־עַמּ֜וֹןveneamonthe sons of Ammon 1 Chronicles 19:3:4 ⧉לְחָנ֗וּןlekhanunto Hanun 1 Chronicles 19:3:5 ⧉הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דhamkhabedis honoring 1 Chronicles 19:3:6 ⧉דָּוִ֤ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 19:3:7 ⧉אֶת־אָבִ֙יךָ֙etavikhayour father 1 Chronicles 19:3:8 ⧉בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbeenekhain your eyes 1 Chronicles 19:3:9 ⧉כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֥חkishalakhthat he sent 1 Chronicles 19:3:10 ⧉לְךָ֖lekhato you 1 Chronicles 19:3:11 ⧉מְנַחֲמִ֑יםmenakhamimcomforters 1 Chronicles 19:3:12 ⧉הֲלֹ֡אhalois it not 1 Chronicles 19:3:13 ⧉בַּ֠עֲבוּרbaavurfor the sake of 1 Chronicles 19:3:14 ⧉לַחְקֹ֨רlakhkorto search 1 Chronicles 19:3:15 ⧉וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְvelahafokhand to overthrow 1 Chronicles 19:3:16 ⧉וּלְרַגֵּל֙uleraggeland to spy out 1 Chronicles 19:3:17 ⧉הָאָ֔רֶץhaaretsthe land 1 Chronicles 19:3:18 ⧉בָּ֥אוּbauthey came 1 Chronicles 19:3:19 ⧉עֲבָדָ֖יוavadavhis servants 1 Chronicles 19:3:20 ⧉אֵלֶֽיךָ׃פelekhato you |
| 3. Formal Translation And the commanders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, “Is David truly honoring your father in your eyes because he has sent comforters to you? Is it not rather for the purpose of searching, overthrowing, and spying out the land that his servants have come to you?” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation The leaders of Ammon asked Hanun, “Do you really think David wants to honor your father by sending these comforters to you? His servants have come to search, to overthrow what they can, and to spy out the land.” |