| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 14:16:1 ⧉וַיִּרְא֤וּvayiruand they saw 1 Samuel 14:16:2 ⧉הַצֹּפִים֙hatsofimthe watchers or the watchmen 1 Samuel 14:16:3 ⧉לְשָׁא֔וּלleshaulbelonging to Saul or of Saul 1 Samuel 14:16:4 ⧉בְּגִבְעַ֖תbegivatin Gibeath or in Gibeah of 1 Samuel 14:16:5 ⧉בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminBenjamin 1 Samuel 14:16:6 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֧הvehinneand behold 1 Samuel 14:16:7 ⧉הֶהָמ֛וֹןhehamonthe multitude or the crowd 1 Samuel 14:16:8 ⧉נָמ֖וֹגnamogmelting away or dissolving or wavering 1 Samuel 14:16:9 ⧉וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvayelekhand it went or and it went on 1 Samuel 14:16:10 ⧉וַהֲלֹֽם׃פvahalomand to here or and hither |
| 16. Formal Translation Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Saul’s watchmen in Gibeah of Benjamin noticed that the camp was dissolving and scattering every which way. |