| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 15:19:1 ⧉בְּרִית֙beritcovenant 1 Kings 15:19:2 ⧉בֵּינִ֣יbenibetween me 1 Kings 15:19:3 ⧉וּבֵינֶ֔ךָuvenekhaand between you 1 Kings 15:19:4 ⧉בֵּ֥יןbenbetween 1 Kings 15:19:5 ⧉אָבִ֖יavimy father 1 Kings 15:19:6 ⧉וּבֵ֣יןuvenand between 1 Kings 15:19:7 ⧉אָבִ֑יךָavikhayour father 1 Kings 15:19:8 ⧉הִנֵּה֩hinnebehold 1 Kings 15:19:9 ⧉שָׁלַ֨חְתִּֽיshalakhtiI have sent 1 Kings 15:19:10 ⧉לְךָ֥lekhato you 1 Kings 15:19:11 ⧉שֹׁ֙חַד֙shokhada gift or bribe 1 Kings 15:19:12 ⧉כֶּ֣סֶףkesefsilver 1 Kings 15:19:13 ⧉וְזָהָ֔בvezahavand gold 1 Kings 15:19:14 ⧉לֵ֣ךְlekhgo 1 Kings 15:19:15 ⧉הָפֵ֗רָהhaperabreak 1 Kings 15:19:16 ⧉אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙etberitkhathe covenant of you, your covenant 1 Kings 15:19:17 ⧉אֶת־בַּעְשָׁ֣אetbashawith Baasha 1 Kings 15:19:18 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לmelekhyisraelking of Israel 1 Kings 15:19:19 ⧉וְיַעֲלֶ֖הveyaalethat he may go up or withdraw 1 Kings 15:19:20 ⧉מֵעָלָֽי׃mealaifrom upon me, from me |
| 19. Formal Translation A covenant exists between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me. |
| 19. Dynamic Translation Let a treaty stand between us, just as there was one between my father and your father. See, I send silver and gold; now break your agreement with Baasha king of Israel so he will pull back from me. |