9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 12:9:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 12:9:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֗םalehemto them 1 Kings 12:9:3 ⧉מָ֚הmawhat 1 Kings 12:9:4 ⧉אַתֶּ֣םatemyou 1 Kings 12:9:5 ⧉נֽוֹעָצִ֔יםnoatsimare advising 1 Kings 12:9:6 ⧉וְנָשִׁ֥יבvenashivand we will return 1 Kings 12:9:7 ⧉דָּבָ֖רdavara word 1 Kings 12:9:8 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֣םethaam{direct object} the people 1 Kings 12:9:9 ⧉הַזֶּ֑הhazethis 1 Kings 12:9:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich or who 1 Kings 12:9:11 ⧉דִּבְּר֤וּdibberuthey spoke 1 Kings 12:9:12 ⧉אֵלַי֙elaito me 1 Kings 12:9:13 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Kings 12:9:14 ⧉הָקֵל֙hakelmake light, lighten 1 Kings 12:9:15 ⧉מִן־הָעֹ֔לminhaolfrom the yoke 1 Kings 12:9:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ןashernatanwhich he gave 1 Kings 12:9:17 ⧉אָבִ֖יךָavikhayour father 1 Kings 12:9:18 ⧉עָלֵֽינוּ׃alenuupon us |
9. Formal Translation And he said to them, “What are you advising so that we may answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father placed upon us’?” |
9. Dynamic Translation He asked them, “What do you advise? How shall we respond to these people who have told me, ‘Lighten the burden your father put on us’?” |