| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 16:4:1 ⧉הַמֵּ֤תhametthe one dying or the dead 1 Kings 16:4:2 ⧉לְבַעְשָׁא֙levashabelonging to Baasha 1 Kings 16:4:3 ⧉בָּעִ֔ירbairin the city 1 Kings 16:4:4 ⧉יֹֽאכְל֖וּyokheluthey will eat 1 Kings 16:4:5 ⧉הַכְּלָבִ֑יםhakelavimthe dogs 1 Kings 16:4:6 ⧉וְהַמֵּ֥תvehametand the one dying or the dead 1 Kings 16:4:7 ⧉לוֹ֙loto him or for him 1 Kings 16:4:8 ⧉בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הbasadein the field 1 Kings 16:4:9 ⧉יֹאכְל֖וּyokheluthey will eat 1 Kings 16:4:10 ⧉ע֥וֹףofbird or birds 1 Kings 16:4:11 ⧉הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃hashamayimthe heavens |
| 4. Formal Translation The one belonging to Baasha who dies in the city, dogs will eat; and the one belonging to him who dies in the field, birds of the sky will eat. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation If anyone from Baasha’s household dies in the city, dogs will consume the body, and if someone dies in the countryside, birds of the sky will devour it. |