| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 14:6:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֩vayehiand it happened 1 Kings 14:6:2 ⧉כִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhishmoawhen {he} heard 1 Kings 14:6:3 ⧉אֲחִיָּ֜הוּakhiyahuAhijah 1 Kings 14:6:4 ⧉אֶת־ק֤וֹלetkol{the} sound of 1 Kings 14:6:5 ⧉רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙raglehaher feet 1 Kings 14:6:6 ⧉בָּאָ֣הbaa{as} she came 1 Kings 14:6:7 ⧉בַפֶּ֔תַחbapetakhin the doorway or at the entrance 1 Kings 14:6:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 14:6:9 ⧉בֹּ֖אִיboicome {feminine singular} 1 Kings 14:6:10 ⧉אֵ֣שֶׁתeshetwife of 1 Kings 14:6:11 ⧉יָרָבְעָ֑םyaravamJeroboam 1 Kings 14:6:12 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamawhy 1 Kings 14:6:13 ⧉זֶּ֗הzethis 1 Kings 14:6:14 ⧉אַ֚תְּatyou {feminine singular} 1 Kings 14:6:15 ⧉מִתְנַכֵּרָ֔הmitnakeraare disguising yourself or making yourself unrecognizable 1 Kings 14:6:16 ⧉וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יveanokhiand I 1 Kings 14:6:17 ⧉שָׁל֥וּחַshaluakhsent 1 Kings 14:6:18 ⧉אֵלַ֖יִךְelayikhto you {feminine singular} 1 Kings 14:6:19 ⧉קָשָֽׁה׃kashahard or severe |
| 6. Formal Translation And it happened, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming at the entrance, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why are you disguising yourself? I have been sent to you with a harsh message.” |
| 6. Dynamic Translation Just as Ahijah heard her footsteps at the doorway, he called, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why this pretense? I have been sent to you with distressing news.” |