| 32. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:32:1 ⧉וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩vayakhgeruand they tied on or girded 1 Kings 20:32:2 ⧉שַׂקִּ֨יםsakkimsackcloths 1 Kings 20:32:3 ⧉בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜םbematnehemon their waists 1 Kings 20:32:4 ⧉וַחֲבָלִ֣יםvakhavalimand ropes 1 Kings 20:32:5 ⧉בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗םberashehemon their heads 1 Kings 20:32:6 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vayavouand they came 1 Kings 20:32:7 ⧉אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְelmelekhto the king of 1 Kings 20:32:8 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 1 Kings 20:32:9 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomerruand they said 1 Kings 20:32:10 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֧avdekhayour servant 1 Kings 20:32:11 ⧉בֶן־הֲדַ֛דvenhadadBen-hadad 1 Kings 20:32:12 ⧉אָמַ֖רamarsaid 1 Kings 20:32:13 ⧉תְּחִֽי־נָ֣אtekhinaplease, let live 1 Kings 20:32:14 ⧉נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshimy life 1 Kings 20:32:15 ⧉וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 20:32:16 ⧉הַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּhaodennuis he still 1 Kings 20:32:17 ⧉חַ֖יkhaialive 1 Kings 20:32:18 ⧉אָחִ֥יakhimy brother 1 Kings 20:32:19 ⧉הֽוּא׃huhe |
| 32. Formal Translation And they girded sackcloth on their loins and ropes on their heads, and they came to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” |
| 32. Dynamic Translation They wore sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads. Then they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” The king replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.” |