38. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 1:38:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֣רֶדvayeredand he went down 1 Kings 1:38:2 ⧉צָד֣וֹקtsadokZadok 1 Kings 1:38:3 ⧉הַ֠כֹּהֵןhakohenthe priest 1 Kings 1:38:4 ⧉וְנָתָ֨ןvenatanand Nathan 1 Kings 1:38:5 ⧉הַנָּבִ֜יאhanavithe prophet 1 Kings 1:38:6 ⧉וּבְנָיָ֣הוּuvenayahuand Benaiah 1 Kings 1:38:7 ⧉בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֗עvenyehoyadason of Jehoiada 1 Kings 1:38:8 ⧉וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙vehakheretiand the Cherethite 1 Kings 1:38:9 ⧉וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יvehapeletiand the Pelethite 1 Kings 1:38:10 ⧉וַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vayarkivuand they caused to ride 1 Kings 1:38:11 ⧉אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֔הetshelomo{direct object marker} Solomon 1 Kings 1:38:12 ⧉עַל־פִּרְדַּ֖תalpirdatupon the mule of 1 Kings 1:38:13 ⧉הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 1:38:14 ⧉דָּוִ֑דdavidDavid 1 Kings 1:38:15 ⧉וַיֹּלִ֥כוּvayolekhuand they led 1 Kings 1:38:16 ⧉אֹת֖וֹotohim 1 Kings 1:38:17 ⧉עַל־גִּחֽוֹן׃algikhonto Gihon |
38. Formal Translation Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, had Solomon ride on the mule of King David, and brought him to Gihon. |
38. Dynamic Translation So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites went down, placed Solomon on King David’s mule, and escorted him to Gihon. |