25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 10:25:1 ⧉וַיְדַבֵּ֨רvayedaberand he spoke 1 Samuel 10:25:2 ⧉שְׁמוּאֵ֜לshemuelSamuel 1 Samuel 10:25:3 ⧉אֶל־הָעָ֗םelhaamto the people 1 Samuel 10:25:4 ⧉אֵ֚תet{direct object marker} 1 Samuel 10:25:5 ⧉מִשְׁפַּ֣טmishpeatthe legal ruling 1 Samuel 10:25:6 ⧉הַמְּלֻכָ֔הhamelukhaof the kingship 1 Samuel 10:25:7 ⧉וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvayiktovand he wrote 1 Samuel 10:25:8 ⧉בַּסֵּ֔פֶרbaseferin the book 1 Samuel 10:25:9 ⧉וַיַּנַּ֖חvayanakhand he set down 1 Samuel 10:25:10 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore 1 Samuel 10:25:11 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 10:25:12 ⧉וַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvayeshalakhand he sent away 1 Samuel 10:25:13 ⧉שְׁמוּאֵ֛לshemuelSamuel 1 Samuel 10:25:14 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖םetkolhaam{direct object marker} all the people 1 Samuel 10:25:15 ⧉אִ֥ישׁisheach man 1 Samuel 10:25:16 ⧉לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃levetoto his house |
25. Formal Translation And Samuel spoke to the people all the ordinance of the kingship, and he wrote it in the scroll and placed it before the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Witness}. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each man to his house. |
25. Dynamic Translation Samuel explained to the people the rules for the king, wrote them down on a scroll, and placed it before the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Authority}. Then he dismissed everyone back to his own home. |