| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 20:9:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֜אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 20:9:2 ⧉לְמַלְאֲכֵ֣יlemalakheto the messengers of 1 Kings 20:9:3 ⧉בֶן־הֲדַ֗דbenhadadBen-hadad 1 Kings 20:9:4 ⧉אִמְר֞וּimrusay 1 Kings 20:9:5 ⧉לַֽאדֹנִ֤יladonito my lord 1 Kings 20:9:6 ⧉הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe king 1 Kings 20:9:7 ⧉כֹּל֩kolall 1 Kings 20:9:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֨חְתָּashershalakhtathat you sent 1 Kings 20:9:9 ⧉אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ֤elavdekhato your servant 1 Kings 20:9:10 ⧉בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙varishonaat first 1 Kings 20:9:11 ⧉אֶעֱשֶׂ֔הeeseI will do 1 Kings 20:9:12 ⧉וְהַדָּבָ֣רvehadavarbut the thing 1 Kings 20:9:13 ⧉הַזֶּ֔הhazethis 1 Kings 20:9:14 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot 1 Kings 20:9:15 ⧉אוּכַ֖לukhalI am able 1 Kings 20:9:16 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֑וֹתlaasotto do 1 Kings 20:9:17 ⧉וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vayelekhuand they went 1 Kings 20:9:18 ⧉הַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםhamalakhimthe messengers 1 Kings 20:9:19 ⧉וַיְשִׁבֻ֖הוּvayeshivuhuand they brought him back 1 Kings 20:9:20 ⧉דָּבָֽר׃davara word |
| 9. Formal Translation And he said to the messengers of Ben-Hadad, “Say to my lord the king, ‘All that you sent to your servant at first I will do, but this thing I am not able to do.’” And the messengers went and brought him back word. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation So he replied to Ben-Hadad’s messengers, “Tell my master the king, ‘All that you asked of your servant the first time I will do, but this request I cannot fulfill.’” Then the messengers departed and returned with his answer. |