| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 21:8:1 ⧉וַתִּכְתֹּ֤בvatiktovand she wrote 1 Kings 21:8:2 ⧉סְפָרִים֙sefarimletters 1 Kings 21:8:3 ⧉בְּשֵׁ֣םbeshemin the name of 1 Kings 21:8:4 ⧉אַחְאָ֔בakhaavAhab 1 Kings 21:8:5 ⧉וַתַּחְתֹּ֖םvatakhtomand she sealed 1 Kings 21:8:6 ⧉בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹbekhotamowith his seal 1 Kings 21:8:7 ⧉וַתִּשְׁלַ֣חvatishlakhand she sent 1 Kings 21:8:8 ⧉הספריםhasefarimthe letters 1 Kings 21:8:9 ⧉סְפָרִ֗יםsefarimletters 1 Kings 21:8:10 ⧉אֶל־הַזְקֵנִ֤יםelhazekenimto the elders 1 Kings 21:8:11 ⧉וְאֶל־הַֽחֹרִים֙veelhakhorimand to the nobles or officials 1 Kings 21:8:12 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho 1 Kings 21:8:13 ⧉בְּעִיר֔וֹbeiroin his city 1 Kings 21:8:14 ⧉הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhayoshevimthe ones dwelling 1 Kings 21:8:15 ⧉אֶת־נָבֽוֹת׃etnavot{direct object marker} Naboth |
| 8. Formal Translation And she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, the dwellers with Naboth. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and stamped them with his seal, then sent these letters to the leaders and prominent men living in Naboth’s city. |