3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 5:3:1 ⧉אַתָּ֨הatayou 1 Kings 5:3:2 ⧉יָדַ֜עְתָּyadattayou knew or you know 1 Kings 5:3:3 ⧉אֶת־דָּוִ֣דetdavidDavid 1 Kings 5:3:4 ⧉אָבִ֗יavimy father 1 Kings 5:3:5 ⧉כִּ֣יkithat or because 1 Kings 5:3:6 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot 1 Kings 5:3:7 ⧉יָכֹל֙yakholhe was able 1 Kings 5:3:8 ⧉לִבְנ֣וֹתlivnotto build 1 Kings 5:3:9 ⧉בַּ֔יִתbayita house 1 Kings 5:3:10 ⧉לְשֵׁ֖םleshemfor the name of 1 Kings 5:3:11 ⧉יְהוָ֣הyahwehLORD 1 Kings 5:3:12 ⧉אֱלֹהָ֑יוelohavhis God 1 Kings 5:3:13 ⧉מִפְּנֵ֞יmipnebecause of or from before 1 Kings 5:3:14 ⧉הַמִּלְחָמָ֣הhamilkhamathe war 1 Kings 5:3:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherwhich or that 1 Kings 5:3:16 ⧉סְבָבֻ֙הוּ֙sevavuhuthey surrounded him 1 Kings 5:3:17 ⧉עַדaduntil 1 Kings 5:3:18 ⧉תֵּת־יְהוָ֥הtetyahwehthe giving of the LORD or until the LORD gave 1 Kings 5:3:19 ⧉אֹתָ֖םotamthem 1 Kings 5:3:20 ⧉תַּ֣חַתtakhatunder 1 Kings 5:3:21 ⧉כַּפֹּ֔תkapotsoles of 1 Kings 5:3:22 ⧉רַגְל֖וֹraglohis foot 1 Kings 5:3:23 ⧉רַגְלָֽי׃raglaimy feet |
3. Formal Translation You know that David my father was not able to build a house for the Name of the LORD {Yahweh, Name Exalted}, his God {Elohim, David’s Mighty One}, because of the war that surrounded him, until the LORD gave them under the soles of his feet. |
3. Dynamic Translation You know that my father David could not build a temple for the LORD {Yahweh, Victory Giver}, his God {Elohim, His Protector}, because warfare closed in around him, until the LORD put them beneath his feet. |