| 21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 16:21:1 ⧉אָ֧זazthen 1 Kings 16:21:2 ⧉יֵחָלֵ֛קyekhalekwas divided 1 Kings 16:21:3 ⧉הָעָ֥םhaamthe people 1 Kings 16:21:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisreelof Israel 1 Kings 16:21:5 ⧉לַחֵ֑צִיlakhetsiinto half 1 Kings 16:21:6 ⧉חֲצִ֨יkhatsihalf of 1 Kings 16:21:7 ⧉הָעָ֜םhaamthe people 1 Kings 16:21:8 ⧉הָ֠יָהhayawas 1 Kings 16:21:9 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֨יakhareafter or following 1 Kings 16:21:10 ⧉תִבְנִ֤יtivniTibni 1 Kings 16:21:11 ⧉בֶן־גִּינַת֙benginatson of Ginath 1 Kings 16:21:12 ⧉לְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹlehamlikhoto make him king 1 Kings 16:21:13 ⧉וְהַחֲצִ֖יvehakhatsiand the half 1 Kings 16:21:14 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֥יakhareafter or following 1 Kings 16:21:15 ⧉עָמְרִֽי׃omriOmri |
| 21. Formal Translation Then the people of Israel were divided into two halves; half of the people was following Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half was following Omri. |
| 21. Dynamic Translation At that time, the people of Israel split into two groups. Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath to be king, and the other half supported Omri. |