| 40. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 14:40:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 14:40:2 ⧉אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לelkalyisraelto all Israel 1 Samuel 14:40:3 ⧉אַתֶּם֙atemyou {plural} 1 Samuel 14:40:4 ⧉תִּֽהְיוּ֙tiheyuyou will be 1 Samuel 14:40:5 ⧉לְעֵ֣בֶרleeveron the side of or across 1 Samuel 14:40:6 ⧉אֶחָ֔דekhadone 1 Samuel 14:40:7 ⧉וַֽאֲנִי֙vaaniand I 1 Samuel 14:40:8 ⧉וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןveyonatanand Jonathan 1 Samuel 14:40:9 ⧉בְּנִ֔יbenimy son 1 Samuel 14:40:10 ⧉נִהְיֶ֖הnihyehewe will be 1 Samuel 14:40:11 ⧉לְעֵ֣בֶרleeveron the side of or across 1 Samuel 14:40:12 ⧉אֶחָ֑דekhadone 1 Samuel 14:40:13 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvayomreuand they said 1 Samuel 14:40:14 ⧉הָעָם֙haamthe people 1 Samuel 14:40:15 ⧉אֶל־שָׁא֔וּלelshaulto Saul 1 Samuel 14:40:16 ⧉הַטּ֥וֹבhatovthe good {thing} 1 Samuel 14:40:17 ⧉בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbeenekhain your eyes 1 Samuel 14:40:18 ⧉עֲשֵֽׂה׃סasedo |
| 40. Formal Translation And he said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do the good in your eyes; do it.” |
| 40. Dynamic Translation He told all the Israelites, “You stand over there, and Jonathan and I will stand over here.” The people replied to Saul, “Do whatever seems best to you.” |