| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 22:16:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 22:16:2 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavto him 1 Kings 22:16:3 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 22:16:4 ⧉עַד־כַּמֶּ֕הadkameuntil how much 1 Kings 22:16:5 ⧉פְּעָמִ֖יםpeamimtimes 1 Kings 22:16:6 ⧉אֲנִ֣יaniI 1 Kings 22:16:7 ⧉מַשְׁבִּעֶ֑ךָmashbiekhamake you swear 1 Kings 22:16:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁרasherthat 1 Kings 22:16:9 ⧉לֹֽא־תְדַבֵּ֥רlotedaberyou will not speak 1 Kings 22:16:10 ⧉אֵלַ֖יelaito me 1 Kings 22:16:11 ⧉רַק־אֱמֶ֥תrakemetonly truth 1 Kings 22:16:12 ⧉בְּשֵׁ֥םbeshemin the name of 1 Kings 22:16:13 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃yahwehthe LORD |
| 16. Formal Translation And the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will not speak to me except the truth in the name of the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge}?” |
| 16. Dynamic Translation The king said to him, “How many times do I have to make you promise to tell me nothing but the truth when you invoke the LORD’s {Yahweh, Supreme Arbiter} name?” |