20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 3:20:1 ⧉וַתָּקָם֩vatakamand she arose 1 Kings 3:20:2 ⧉בְּת֨וֹךְbetokhin the midst of 1 Kings 3:20:3 ⧉הַלַּ֜יְלָהhalailathe night 1 Kings 3:20:4 ⧉וַתִּקַּ֧חvatikkakhand she took 1 Kings 3:20:5 ⧉אֶת־בְּנִ֣יetbenithe {direct object} my son 1 Kings 3:20:6 ⧉מֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יmeetslifrom beside me 1 Kings 3:20:7 ⧉וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙vaamatekhawhile your female servant 1 Kings 3:20:8 ⧉יְשֵׁנָ֔הyeshenawas sleeping 1 Kings 3:20:9 ⧉וַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּvatashkevihuand she laid him 1 Kings 3:20:10 ⧉בְּחֵיקָ֑הּbekhekain her bosom or lap 1 Kings 3:20:11 ⧉וְאֶת־בְּנָ֥הּveetbenaand the {direct object} her son 1 Kings 3:20:12 ⧉הַמֵּ֖תhametthe dead {one} 1 Kings 3:20:13 ⧉הִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhishkivashe laid 1 Kings 3:20:14 ⧉בְחֵיקִֽי׃vekhekiin my bosom or lap |
20. Formal Translation And she arose in the middle of the night and took my son from beside me while your maidservant was sleeping, and she laid him in her bosom, and she laid her dead son in my bosom. |
20. Dynamic Translation She got up during the night, took my son from my side while I, your servant, was sleeping, placed him at her breast, and put her own dead child at my breast. |