| 34. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 17:34:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 17:34:2 ⧉דָּוִד֙davidDavid 1 Samuel 17:34:3 ⧉אֶל־שָׁא֔וּלelshaulto Saul 1 Samuel 17:34:4 ⧉רֹעֶ֨הroeha shepherd 1 Samuel 17:34:5 ⧉הָיָ֧הhayawas 1 Samuel 17:34:6 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֛avdekhayour servant 1 Samuel 17:34:7 ⧉לְאָבִ֖יוleavivfor his father 1 Samuel 17:34:8 ⧉בַּצֹּ֑אןbatsonamong the flock 1 Samuel 17:34:9 ⧉וּבָ֤אuvaand came 1 Samuel 17:34:10 ⧉הָֽאֲרִי֙haarithe lion 1 Samuel 17:34:11 ⧉וְאֶת־הַדּ֔וֹבveethadovand {even} the bear 1 Samuel 17:34:12 ⧉וְנָשָׂ֥אvenasaand carried off 1 Samuel 17:34:13 ⧉שֶׂ֖הseha lamb 1 Samuel 17:34:14 ⧉מֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃mehaederfrom the herd |
| 34. Formal Translation And David said to Saul, “Your servant was a shepherd for his father among the sheep, when a lion and a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock.” |
| 34. Dynamic Translation David replied to Saul, “I used to watch my father’s sheep, and then a lion or a bear came and snatched a lamb from the herd.” |