| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:5:1 ⧉וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vayashuvuand they returned 1 Kings 20:5:2 ⧉הַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםhamalakhimthe messengers 1 Kings 20:5:3 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomeruand they said 1 Kings 20:5:4 ⧉כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥רkoamarthus said 1 Kings 20:5:5 ⧉בֶּן־הֲדַ֖דbenhadadBen-hadad 1 Kings 20:5:6 ⧉לֵאמֹ֑רlemorsaying 1 Kings 20:5:7 ⧉כִּֽי־שָׁלַ֤חְתִּיkishalakhtithat I sent 1 Kings 20:5:8 ⧉אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙elekhato you 1 Kings 20:5:9 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Kings 20:5:10 ⧉כַּסְפְּךָ֧kaspekhayour silver 1 Kings 20:5:11 ⧉וּזְהָבְךָ֛uzehavkhaand your gold 1 Kings 20:5:12 ⧉וְנָשֶׁ֥יךָvenashekhaand your wives 1 Kings 20:5:13 ⧉וּבָנֶ֖יךָuvanekhaand your sons or children 1 Kings 20:5:14 ⧉לִ֥יlito me 1 Kings 20:5:15 ⧉תִתֵּֽן׃titenyou shall give |
| 5. Formal Translation And the messengers returned and said, “Thus says Ben-Hadad: ‘I sent word to you, saying, “You shall give me your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.”’” |
| 5. Dynamic Translation The messengers came back and told him, “This is what Ben-Hadad says: ‘I sent you a message and demanded your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.’” |