| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 21:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Chronicles 21:2:2 ⧉דָּוִ֤ידdavidDavid 1 Chronicles 21:2:3 ⧉אֶל־יוֹאָב֙elyoavto Joab 1 Chronicles 21:2:4 ⧉וְאֶל־שָׂרֵ֣יveelsareand to the commanders of 1 Chronicles 21:2:5 ⧉הָעָ֔םhaamthe people 1 Chronicles 21:2:6 ⧉לְכ֗וּlekhugo 1 Chronicles 21:2:7 ⧉סִפְרוּ֙sifrucount 1 Chronicles 21:2:8 ⧉אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לetyisraelIsrael 1 Chronicles 21:2:9 ⧉מִבְּאֵ֥רmibbeerfrom Beer 1 Chronicles 21:2:10 ⧉שֶׁ֖בַעshevaSheba 1 Chronicles 21:2:11 ⧉וְעַד־דָּ֑ןveaddanand as far as Dan 1 Chronicles 21:2:12 ⧉וְהָבִ֣יאוּvehaviuand bring 1 Chronicles 21:2:13 ⧉אֵלַ֔יelaito me 1 Chronicles 21:2:14 ⧉וְאֵדְעָ֖הveedaso that I may know 1 Chronicles 21:2:15 ⧉אֶת־מִסְפָּרָֽם׃etmisparamtheir number |
| 2. Formal Translation And David said to Joab and to the commanders of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and bring it to me so that I may know their number.” |
| 2. Dynamic Translation David told Joab and the leaders of the people, “Go and take a count of all the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan, then bring the results to me so I will know how many there are.” |