| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 14:8:1 ⧉וָאֶקְרַ֤עvaekraand I tore 1 Kings 14:8:2 ⧉אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ethamamlakha{direct object} the kingdom 1 Kings 14:8:3 ⧉מִבֵּ֣יתmibetfrom {the} house of 1 Kings 14:8:4 ⧉דָּוִ֔דdavidDavid 1 Kings 14:8:5 ⧉וָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָvaettenehaand I gave it 1 Kings 14:8:6 ⧉לָ֑ךְlakhto you 1 Kings 14:8:7 ⧉וְלֹֽא־הָיִ֜יתָvelohayitaand not you were 1 Kings 14:8:8 ⧉כְּעַבְדִּ֣יkeavdilike my servant 1 Kings 14:8:9 ⧉דָוִ֗דdavidDavid 1 Kings 14:8:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֩asherwho or which 1 Kings 14:8:11 ⧉שָׁמַ֨רshamarkept 1 Kings 14:8:12 ⧉מִצְוֺתַ֜יmitsvotaimy commandments 1 Kings 14:8:13 ⧉וַאֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֤ךְvaasherhalakhand who walked 1 Kings 14:8:14 ⧉אַחֲרַי֙akharaiafter me 1 Kings 14:8:15 ⧉בְּכָל־לְבָב֔וֹbekhollevavowith all his heart 1 Kings 14:8:16 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֕וֹתlaasotto do 1 Kings 14:8:17 ⧉רַ֖קrakonly 1 Kings 14:8:18 ⧉הַיָּשָׁ֥רhayasharthe right {thing} 1 Kings 14:8:19 ⧉בְּעֵינָֽי׃beenaiin my eyes |
| 8. Formal Translation And I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and who walked after Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation I tore the kingdom from David’s family and gave it to you, but you have not acted like My servant David, who obeyed My commands and followed Me with his whole heart, doing only what was right in My sight {Yahweh, Just King}. |