| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 14:4:1 ⧉וַתַּ֤עַשׂvataasand she did 1 Kings 14:4:2 ⧉כֵּן֙kenso or thus 1 Kings 14:4:3 ⧉אֵ֣שֶׁתeshetwife of 1 Kings 14:4:4 ⧉יָרָבְעָ֔םyaravamJeroboam 1 Kings 14:4:5 ⧉וַתָּ֙קָם֙vatakamand she arose 1 Kings 14:4:6 ⧉וַתֵּ֣לֶךְvatelekhand she went 1 Kings 14:4:7 ⧉שִׁלֹ֔הshiloto Shiloh 1 Kings 14:4:8 ⧉וַתָּבֹ֖אvatavoand she came 1 Kings 14:4:9 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of 1 Kings 14:4:10 ⧉אֲחִיָּ֑הakhiyaAhijah 1 Kings 14:4:11 ⧉וַאֲחִיָּ֙הוּ֙vaakhiyahuand Ahijah 1 Kings 14:4:12 ⧉לֹֽא־יָכֹ֣לloyakholwas not able 1 Kings 14:4:13 ⧉לִרְא֔וֹתlirotto see 1 Kings 14:4:14 ⧉כִּ֛יkifor or because 1 Kings 14:4:15 ⧉קָ֥מוּkamuhad arisen 1 Kings 14:4:16 ⧉עֵינָ֖יוenavhis eyes 1 Kings 14:4:17 ⧉מִשֵּׂיבֽוֹ׃סmisevofrom his grayness or from old age |
| 4. Formal Translation Jeroboam’s wife did so, and she arose and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see, for his eyes had grown dim because of his old age. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Jeroboam’s wife {eshet: spouse, partner} got up, went to Shiloh, and entered the house of Ahijah. Ahijah could not see because his eyes had grown weak with age. |