12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 12:12:1 ⧉ויבוvayevoand they came 1 Kings 12:12:2 ⧉וַיָּב֨וֹאvayavoand he came 1 Kings 12:12:3 ⧉יָרָבְעָ֧םyaraveamJeroboam 1 Kings 12:12:4 ⧉וְכָל־הָעָ֛םvekholhaamand all the people 1 Kings 12:12:5 ⧉אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֖םelrekhaveamto Rehoboam 1 Kings 12:12:6 ⧉בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomon the day 1 Kings 12:12:7 ⧉הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יhashelishithe third 1 Kings 12:12:8 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רkaasheras 1 Kings 12:12:9 ⧉דִּבֶּ֤רdiberspoke 1 Kings 12:12:10 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 1 Kings 12:12:11 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorto say 1 Kings 12:12:12 ⧉שׁ֥וּבוּshuvureturn {you plural} 1 Kings 12:12:13 ⧉אֵלַ֖יelaito me 1 Kings 12:12:14 ⧉בַּיּ֥וֹםbayomon the day 1 Kings 12:12:15 ⧉הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃hashelishithe third |
12. Formal Translation So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” |
12. Dynamic Translation Three days later Jeroboam and everyone came to Rehoboam, just as the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” |