| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:23:1 ⧉וְעַבְדֵ֨יveavedeand servants of 1 Kings 20:23:2 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֜םmelekharamthe king of Aram 1 Kings 20:23:3 ⧉אָמְר֣וּamrusaid 1 Kings 20:23:4 ⧉אֵלָ֗יוelavto him 1 Kings 20:23:5 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֤יelohegods of 1 Kings 20:23:6 ⧉הָרִים֙harimmountains 1 Kings 20:23:7 ⧉אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔םelohehemtheir gods 1 Kings 20:23:8 ⧉עַל־כֵּ֖ןalkentherefore 1 Kings 20:23:9 ⧉חָזְק֣וּkhazkuthey were strong 1 Kings 20:23:10 ⧉מִמֶּ֑נּוּmimmenuthan us 1 Kings 20:23:11 ⧉וְאוּלָ֗םveulambut 1 Kings 20:23:12 ⧉נִלָּחֵ֤םnillakhemlet us fight 1 Kings 20:23:13 ⧉אִתָּם֙ittamwith them 1 Kings 20:23:14 ⧉בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרbammishorin the plain 1 Kings 20:23:15 ⧉אִם־לֹ֥אimlosurely 1 Kings 20:23:16 ⧉נֶחֱזַ֖קnekhezakwe shall be strong 1 Kings 20:23:17 ⧉מֵהֶֽם׃mehemthan they |
| 23. Formal Translation And the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight with them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.” |
| 23. Dynamic Translation The officials serving the king of Aram told him, “Their gods are gods of the mountains, so they were too strong for us. But if we fight them on the open ground, we will be stronger than they are.” |