21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 3:21:1 ⧉וָאָקֻ֥םvaakumand I rose 1 Kings 3:21:2 ⧉בַּבֹּ֛קֶרbabokerin the morning 1 Kings 3:21:3 ⧉לְהֵינִ֥יקlehenikto nurse 1 Kings 3:21:4 ⧉אֶת־בְּנִ֖יetbeni{direct object} my son 1 Kings 3:21:5 ⧉וְהִנֵּה־מֵ֑תvehinemetand behold, {he was} dead 1 Kings 3:21:6 ⧉וָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ןvaetbonenand I looked closely 1 Kings 3:21:7 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavat him 1 Kings 3:21:8 ⧉בַּבֹּ֔קֶרbabokerin the morning 1 Kings 3:21:9 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֛הvehineand behold 1 Kings 3:21:10 ⧉לֹֽא־הָיָ֥הlohayanot was 1 Kings 3:21:11 ⧉בְנִ֖יvenimy son 1 Kings 3:21:12 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhom or which 1 Kings 3:21:13 ⧉יָלָֽדְתִּי׃yaladtiI bore or gave birth {to} |
21. Formal Translation And I rose in the morning to nurse my son, and behold, he was dead. But when I returned and observed him in the morning, behold, it was not the son whom I had borne. |
21. Dynamic Translation So I got up at dawn to feed my son, and—he was dead! But when I peered at him in the morning, I realized he was not the child I had given birth to. |