| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 14:17:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 14:17:2 ⧉שָׁא֗וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 14:17:3 ⧉לָעָם֙laamto the people 1 Samuel 14:17:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho or which 1 Samuel 14:17:5 ⧉אִתּ֔וֹitowith him 1 Samuel 14:17:6 ⧉פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣אpikdunacount, please 1 Samuel 14:17:7 ⧉וּרְא֔וּureuand see 1 Samuel 14:17:8 ⧉מִ֖יmiwho 1 Samuel 14:17:9 ⧉הָלַ֣ךְhalakhhas gone 1 Samuel 14:17:10 ⧉מֵעִמָּ֑נוּmeimmanufrom us 1 Samuel 14:17:11 ⧉וַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּvayifkeduand they counted 1 Samuel 14:17:12 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֛הvehinneand behold 1 Samuel 14:17:13 ⧉אֵ֥יןenthere is not 1 Samuel 14:17:14 ⧉יוֹנָתָ֖ןyonatanJonathan 1 Samuel 14:17:15 ⧉וְנֹשֵׂ֥אvenoseand bearer of 1 Samuel 14:17:16 ⧉כֵלָֽיו׃kelavhis equipment or his gear |
| 17. Formal Translation And Saul said to the people who were with him, “Please muster and see who has departed from among us.” So they mustered, and behold, Jonathan was not there, nor his armor-bearer. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Saul told the men with him, “Go and count and see who has left us.” When they counted, they found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were missing. |