21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 11:21:1 ⧉וַהֲדַ֞דvahadadand Hadad 1 Kings 11:21:2 ⧉שָׁמַ֣עshamaheard 1 Kings 11:21:3 ⧉בְּמִצְרַ֗יִםbemitsrayimin Egypt 1 Kings 11:21:4 ⧉כִּֽי־שָׁכַ֤בkishakhavthat he lay down or slept 1 Kings 11:21:5 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 1 Kings 11:21:6 ⧉עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יוimavotavwith his fathers 1 Kings 11:21:7 ⧉וְכִי־מֵ֖תvekimetand that died 1 Kings 11:21:8 ⧉יוֹאָ֣בyoavJoab 1 Kings 11:21:9 ⧉שַֽׂר־הַצָּבָ֑אsarhatsavacommander of the army 1 Kings 11:21:10 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 11:21:11 ⧉הֲדַד֙hadadHadad 1 Kings 11:21:12 ⧉אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔הelparoto Pharaoh 1 Kings 11:21:13 ⧉שַׁלְּחֵ֖נִיshalkhenisend me away 1 Kings 11:21:14 ⧉וְאֵלֵ֥ךְveelekhand I will go 1 Kings 11:21:15 ⧉אֶל־אַרְצִֽי׃elartsito my land |
21. Formal Translation And Hadad heard in Egypt that David had lain down with his fathers, and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Send me, and I will go to my land.” |
21. Dynamic Translation When Hadad was in Egypt, he learned that David had died and joined his ancestors, and that Joab, the army’s commander, was also dead. Then Hadad asked Pharaoh, “Please let me depart so that I may return to my homeland.” |