11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 1:11:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 1:11:2 ⧉נָתָ֗ןnatanNathan 1 Kings 1:11:3 ⧉אֶל־בַּת־שֶׁ֤בַעelbatshevato Bath-sheba 1 Kings 1:11:4 ⧉אֵם־שְׁלֹמֹה֙emshelomomother of Solomon 1 Kings 1:11:5 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Kings 1:11:6 ⧉הֲל֣וֹאhaloohave you not 1 Kings 1:11:7 ⧉שָׁמַ֔עַתְּshamaatheard 1 Kings 1:11:8 ⧉כִּ֥יkithat 1 Kings 1:11:9 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhas reigned or became king 1 Kings 1:11:10 ⧉אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּadoniyahuAdonijah 1 Kings 1:11:11 ⧉בֶן־חַגִּ֑יתvenkhagitson of Haggith 1 Kings 1:11:12 ⧉וַאֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּvaadonenuand our lord 1 Kings 1:11:13 ⧉דָוִ֖דdavidDavid 1 Kings 1:11:14 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot 1 Kings 1:11:15 ⧉יָדָֽע׃yadaknew |
11. Formal Translation Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know about it?” |
11. Dynamic Translation Nathan spoke to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, and said, “Did you hear that Adonijah, Haggith’s son, has made himself king, and our master David knows nothing about it?” |