13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 11:13:1 ⧉רַ֤קrakonly 1 Kings 11:13:2 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙etkalhamamlakhadirect object marker all the kingdom 1 Kings 11:13:3 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot 1 Kings 11:13:4 ⧉אֶקְרָ֔עekeraI will tear 1 Kings 11:13:5 ⧉שֵׁ֥בֶטshevettribe 1 Kings 11:13:6 ⧉אֶחָ֖דekhadone 1 Kings 11:13:7 ⧉אֶתֵּ֣ןetenI will give 1 Kings 11:13:8 ⧉לִבְנֶ֑ךָlivnekhato your son 1 Kings 11:13:9 ⧉לְמַ֙עַן֙lemaanfor the sake of 1 Kings 11:13:10 ⧉דָּוִ֣דdavidDavid 1 Kings 11:13:11 ⧉עַבְדִּ֔יavdimy servant 1 Kings 11:13:12 ⧉וּלְמַ֥עַןulemaanand for the sake of 1 Kings 11:13:13 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִםyerushalimJerusalem 1 Kings 11:13:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich 1 Kings 11:13:15 ⧉בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃bakhartiI have chosen |
13. Formal Translation Nevertheless, I will not tear away all the kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of David my servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen. |
13. Dynamic Translation Yet I will not remove the entire kingdom. Instead, I will give a single tribe to your son for the sake of David my servant and because of Jerusalem that I have chosen. |