| 40. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:40:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֣יvayehiand it happened 1 Kings 20:40:2 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֗avdekhayour servant 1 Kings 20:40:3 ⧉עֹשֵׂ֥הosedoing 1 Kings 20:40:4 ⧉הֵ֛נָּהhenahere 1 Kings 20:40:5 ⧉וָהֵ֖נָּהvahenaand here 1 Kings 20:40:6 ⧉וְה֣וּאvehuand he 1 Kings 20:40:7 ⧉אֵינֶ֑נּוּenenuis not {there} 1 Kings 20:40:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 20:40:9 ⧉אֵלָ֧יוelavto him 1 Kings 20:40:10 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לmelekhyisraelthe king of Israel 1 Kings 20:40:11 ⧉כֵּ֥ןkenso 1 Kings 20:40:12 ⧉מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖ךָmishpatekhayour judgment 1 Kings 20:40:13 ⧉אַתָּ֥הatayou 1 Kings 20:40:14 ⧉חָרָֽצְתָּ׃kharatstayou have decided |
| 40. Formal Translation And it happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he was not there. Then the king of Israel said to him, “So is your judgment; you have decided it yourself.” |
| 40. Dynamic Translation While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared. Then the king of Israel said to him, “That is your sentence; you have judged yourself.” |