| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Chronicles 21:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand said 1 Chronicles 21:3:2 ⧉יוֹאָ֗בyoavJoab 1 Chronicles 21:3:3 ⧉יוֹסֵף֩yosefmay he add 1 Chronicles 21:3:4 ⧉יְהוָ֨הyahwehthe LORD 1 Chronicles 21:3:5 ⧉עַל־עַמּ֤וֹalammoupon his people 1 Chronicles 21:3:6 ⧉כָּהֵם֙kahemlike them 1 Chronicles 21:3:7 ⧉מֵאָ֣הmeaa hundred 1 Chronicles 21:3:8 ⧉פְעָמִ֔יםfeamimtimes 1 Chronicles 21:3:9 ⧉הֲלֹא֙haloare they not 1 Chronicles 21:3:10 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֣יadonimy lord 1 Chronicles 21:3:11 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Chronicles 21:3:12 ⧉כֻּלָּ֥םkulamall of them 1 Chronicles 21:3:13 ⧉לַאדֹנִ֖יladonito my lord 1 Chronicles 21:3:14 ⧉לַעֲבָדִ֑יםlavadimas servants 1 Chronicles 21:3:15 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamawhy 1 Chronicles 21:3:16 ⧉יְבַקֵּ֥שׁyevakkeshdoes he seek 1 Chronicles 21:3:17 ⧉זֹאת֙zotthis 1 Chronicles 21:3:18 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֔יadonimy lord 1 Chronicles 21:3:19 ⧉לָ֛מָּהlamawhy 1 Chronicles 21:3:20 ⧉יִהְיֶ֥הyihyewill it be 1 Chronicles 21:3:21 ⧉לְאַשְׁמָ֖הleashmafor guilt 1 Chronicles 21:3:22 ⧉לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃leyisraelfor Israel |
| 3. Formal Translation And Joab said, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Multiplier of Blessings} add to His people a hundredfold. My lord the king, are they not all servants to my lord? Why does my lord seek this? Why should it become guilt for Israel?” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation Joab answered, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Source of Increase} multiply His people a hundred times more than they are! My king, are they not all your loyal servants? Why do you want to do this? Why bring guilt on Israel?” |