40. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 1:40:1 ⧉וַיַּעֲל֤וּvayaaluand they went up 1 Kings 1:40:2 ⧉כָל־הָעָם֙kholhaamall of the people 1 Kings 1:40:3 ⧉אֽ͏ַחֲרָ֔יוakharavafter him 1 Kings 1:40:4 ⧉וְהָעָם֙vehaamand the people 1 Kings 1:40:5 ⧉מְחַלְּלִ֣יםmekhallelimplaying or piping 1 Kings 1:40:6 ⧉בַּחֲלִלִ֔יםbakhalilimon the pipes or flutes 1 Kings 1:40:7 ⧉וּשְׂמֵחִ֖יםusemekhimand rejoicing 1 Kings 1:40:8 ⧉שִׂמְחָ֣הsimkhajoy 1 Kings 1:40:9 ⧉גְדוֹלָ֑הgedolagreat 1 Kings 1:40:10 ⧉וַתִּבָּקַ֥עvatibbakaand it was split 1 Kings 1:40:11 ⧉הָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe earth 1 Kings 1:40:12 ⧉בְּקוֹלָֽם׃bekolamby their sound or voice |
40. Formal Translation And all the people went up after him, and the people played pipes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth was split by their sound. |
40. Dynamic Translation Everyone followed after him, celebrating with flutes and boundless delight, until the ground itself split open from the loud noise. |