| 11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 14:11:1 ⧉הַמֵּ֨תhametthe one who dies 1 Kings 14:11:2 ⧉לְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םleyaravambelonging to Jeroboam 1 Kings 14:11:3 ⧉בָּעִיר֙bairin the city 1 Kings 14:11:4 ⧉יֹאכְל֣וּyokheluthey will eat 1 Kings 14:11:5 ⧉הַכְּלָבִ֔יםhakelavimthe dogs 1 Kings 14:11:6 ⧉וְהַמֵּת֙vehametand the one who dies 1 Kings 14:11:7 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הbasadein the field or open country 1 Kings 14:11:8 ⧉יֹאכְל֖וּyokheluthey will eat 1 Kings 14:11:9 ⧉ע֣וֹףofbird or birds 1 Kings 14:11:10 ⧉הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhashamayimthe heavens 1 Kings 14:11:11 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor 1 Kings 14:11:12 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD 1 Kings 14:11:13 ⧉דִּבֵּֽר׃diberhas spoken |
| 11. Formal Translation The one who dies of Jeroboam in the city will be eaten by the dogs; and the one who dies in the field will be eaten by the bird of the heavens—for the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} has spoken. |
| 11. Dynamic Translation Anyone in Jeroboam’s family who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the sky, because the LORD {Yahweh, Sentence Giver} has declared it. |