14. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 10:14:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמֶר֩vayomerand he said 1 Samuel 10:14:2 ⧉דּ֨וֹדdodthe uncle of 1 Samuel 10:14:3 ⧉שָׁא֥וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 10:14:4 ⧉אֵלָ֛יוelavto him 1 Samuel 10:14:5 ⧉וְאֶֽל־נַעֲר֖וֹveelnaaroand to his young man or servant 1 Samuel 10:14:6 ⧉אָ֣ןanwhere 1 Samuel 10:14:7 ⧉הֲלַכְתֶּ֑םhalakhtemdid you go 1 Samuel 10:14:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 10:14:9 ⧉לְבַקֵּשׁ֙levakkeshto seek 1 Samuel 10:14:10 ⧉אֶת־הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתethaatonot{direct object marker} the female donkeys 1 Samuel 10:14:11 ⧉וַנִּרְאֶ֣הvanireand we saw 1 Samuel 10:14:12 ⧉כִי־אַ֔יִןkiayinthat there is not 1 Samuel 10:14:13 ⧉וַנָּב֖וֹאvanavoand we came 1 Samuel 10:14:14 ⧉אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃elshemuelto Samuel |
14. Formal Translation Then Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where have you gone?” And he said, “To seek the donkeys; and when we saw that there were none, we came to Samuel.” |
14. Dynamic Translation Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where have you been?” He said, “We went to look for the donkeys, but when we saw they were not there, we came to Samuel.” |