| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:25:1 ⧉וְאַתָּ֣הveataand you 1 Kings 20:25:2 ⧉תִֽמְנֶה־לְךָ֣timnelekhayou shall appoint for yourself 1 Kings 20:25:3 ⧉חַ֡יִלkhayilan army 1 Kings 20:25:4 ⧉כַּחַיִל֩kakhayillike the army 1 Kings 20:25:5 ⧉הַנֹּפֵ֨לhanofelthat is falling or that was lost 1 Kings 20:25:6 ⧉מֵאוֹתָ֜ךְmeotakhfrom you 1 Kings 20:25:7 ⧉וְס֣וּסvesusand horse 1 Kings 20:25:8 ⧉כַּסּ֣וּסkasuslike the horse 1 Kings 20:25:9 ⧉וְרֶ֣כֶבverekhevand chariot 1 Kings 20:25:10 ⧉כָּרֶ֗כֶבkarekhevlike the chariot 1 Kings 20:25:11 ⧉וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤הvenillakhamaand we will fight 1 Kings 20:25:12 ⧉אוֹתָם֙otamthem 1 Kings 20:25:13 ⧉בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹרbamishorin the plain 1 Kings 20:25:14 ⧉אִם־לֹ֥אimlosurely 1 Kings 20:25:15 ⧉נֶחֱזַ֖קnekhezakwe shall be stronger 1 Kings 20:25:16 ⧉מֵהֶ֑םmehemthan they 1 Kings 20:25:17 ⧉וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvayishmaand he listened 1 Kings 20:25:18 ⧉לְקֹלָ֖םlekolamto their voice 1 Kings 20:25:19 ⧉וַיַּ֥עַשׂvayaasand he did 1 Kings 20:25:20 ⧉כֵּֽן׃פkenso |
| 25. Formal Translation And you, count for yourself an army like the army that fell from you, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight them in the plain; surely we will be stronger than they are. And he listened to their voice and did so. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation So you must raise an army equal to the one you lost, horse for horse and chariot for chariot. Then we will battle them on the plain—then we will definitely be stronger than they are. He agreed to their suggestion and did what they said. |