13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 12:13:1 ⧉וַיַּ֧עַןvayaanand he answered 1 Kings 12:13:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֛לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 12:13:3 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֖םethaam{direct object} the people 1 Kings 12:13:4 ⧉קָשָׁ֑הkashaharshly 1 Kings 12:13:5 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvayaazovand he forsook 1 Kings 12:13:6 ⧉אֶת־עֲצַ֥תetatsat{direct object} counsel of 1 Kings 12:13:7 ⧉הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhazekenimthe elders 1 Kings 12:13:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich or who 1 Kings 12:13:9 ⧉יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃yeatsuhuthey had counseled him |
13. Formal Translation But the king answered the people harshly, and he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they had given him. |
13. Dynamic Translation But the king responded to the people harshly, and he rejected the advice of the elders that they had offered him. |