18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 13:18:1 ⧉וְהָרֹ֤אשׁveharoshand the head or the chief 1 Samuel 13:18:2 ⧉אֶחָד֙ekhadone 1 Samuel 13:18:3 ⧉יִפְנֶ֔הyifnewill turn 1 Samuel 13:18:4 ⧉דֶּ֖רֶךְderekhway or road 1 Samuel 13:18:5 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of 1 Samuel 13:18:6 ⧉חֹר֑וֹןkhoronHoron 1 Samuel 13:18:7 ⧉וְהָרֹ֨אשׁveharoshand the head or the chief 1 Samuel 13:18:8 ⧉אֶחָ֤דekhadone 1 Samuel 13:18:9 ⧉יִפְנֶה֙yifnewill turn 1 Samuel 13:18:10 ⧉דֶּ֣רֶךְderekhway or road 1 Samuel 13:18:11 ⧉הַגְּב֔וּלhagevulthe boundary 1 Samuel 13:18:12 ⧉הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ףhanishkafthe one looking down or the one overlooking 1 Samuel 13:18:13 ⧉עַל־גֵּ֥יalgeupon the valley of 1 Samuel 13:18:14 ⧉הַצְּבֹעִ֖יםhatsevoimthe Zeboim 1 Samuel 13:18:15 ⧉הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃סhamidbaratoward the wilderness |
18. Formal Translation And one company turned toward the road to Beth Horon, and one company turned toward the road to the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. |
18. Dynamic Translation One group went toward the road to Beth Horon, and another group took the route that looks down over the Valley of Zeboim toward the desert. |