| 34. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 14:34:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 14:34:2 ⧉שָׁא֣וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 14:34:3 ⧉פֻּ֣צוּputsuscatter yourselves 1 Samuel 14:34:4 ⧉בָעָ֡םvaamamong the people 1 Samuel 14:34:5 ⧉וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םvaamartemand you shall say 1 Samuel 14:34:6 ⧉לָהֶ֡םlahemto them 1 Samuel 14:34:7 ⧉הַגִּ֣ישׁוּhagishubring near 1 Samuel 14:34:8 ⧉אֵלַי֩elaito me 1 Samuel 14:34:9 ⧉אִ֨ישׁisha man 1 Samuel 14:34:10 ⧉שׁוֹר֜וֹshorohis ox 1 Samuel 14:34:11 ⧉וְאִ֣ישׁveishand a man 1 Samuel 14:34:12 ⧉שְׂיֵ֗הוּseyehuhis sheep 1 Samuel 14:34:13 ⧉וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םushekhattemand you shall slaughter 1 Samuel 14:34:14 ⧉בָּזֶה֙bazein this place 1 Samuel 14:34:15 ⧉וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םvaakhaltemand you shall eat 1 Samuel 14:34:16 ⧉וְלֹֽא־תֶחֶטְא֥וּvelotekheteuand do not you sin 1 Samuel 14:34:17 ⧉לַֽיהוָ֖הlayahwehagainst the LORD 1 Samuel 14:34:18 ⧉לֶאֱכֹ֣לleekholby eating 1 Samuel 14:34:19 ⧉אֶל־הַדָּ֑םelhadamwith the blood 1 Samuel 14:34:20 ⧉וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּvayagishuand they brought near 1 Samuel 14:34:21 ⧉כָל־הָעָ֜םkholhaamall the people 1 Samuel 14:34:22 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man 1 Samuel 14:34:23 ⧉שׁוֹר֧וֹshorohis ox 1 Samuel 14:34:24 ⧉בְיָד֛וֹbeyadoin his hand 1 Samuel 14:34:25 ⧉הַלַּ֖יְלָהhalailathat night 1 Samuel 14:34:26 ⧉וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־שָֽׁם׃vayishkhatushamand they slaughtered there |
| 34. Formal Translation And Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, ‘Each man bring his ox and each man his sheep to me; slaughter them here and eat. Do not sin against the LORD {Yahweh, Holiness Upholder} by eating blood.’” So all the people, each with his ox in hand, brought it that night and slaughtered it there. |
| 34. Dynamic Translation Then Saul said, “Scatter yourselves among the people and tell them, ‘Each person should bring his ox or sheep to me; slaughter it here and eat. Do not sin against the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Lawgiver} by eating blood.’” That night everyone brought his ox in hand and slaughtered it there. |