17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 2:17:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 2:17:2 ⧉אִמְרִי־נָא֙imrinasay, please 1 Kings 2:17:3 ⧉לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣הlishlomoto Solomon 1 Kings 2:17:4 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 2:17:5 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor 1 Kings 2:17:6 ⧉לֹֽא־יָשִׁ֖יבloyashivhe will not turn back 1 Kings 2:17:7 ⧉אֶת־פָּנָ֑יִךְetpanayekhyour face 1 Kings 2:17:8 ⧉וְיִתֶּן־לִ֛יveyittenliand he will give to me 1 Kings 2:17:9 ⧉אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֥גetavishagAbishag 1 Kings 2:17:10 ⧉הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖יתhashunamitthe Shunammite 1 Kings 2:17:11 ⧉לְאִשָּֽׁה׃leishaas a wife |
17. Formal Translation And he said, “Please say to King Solomon, for he will not turn away your face. Let him give me Avishag the Shunammite as a wife.” |
17. Dynamic Translation So he said, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not turn you down. Ask him to let me marry Avishag the Shunammite as my wife.” |